Continuous miniemulsification for the industrialization of miniemulsion polymerization

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-119

  Goikoetxea, Monika ^a   Beristain, Itxaso ^a   Minari, Roque J ^a   Paulis, María ^a   Barandiaran, María J ^a   Asua, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

High pressure homogenizer; Miniemulsification; Recirculation; Static mixer

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE HOMOGENIZER; HIGH RATE; HIGH-SOLIDS; INDUSTRIAL IMPLEMENTATION; MINI-EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MINIEMULSIFICATION; MINIEMULSIONS; ORGANIC PHASE; POLYMERIZATION PROCESS; RECIRCULATIONS; SINGLE PASS; STATIC MIXER; STATIC MIXERS;

EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MIXERS (MACHINERY);

POLYMERS;

EID: 79955755647     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.03.067     Document Type: Article

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