Comparative study of the synthesis of silica nanoparticles in micromixer-microreactor and batch reactor systems

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 674-683

  Gutierrez, Laura ^a,b   Gomez, Leyre ^a   Irusta, Silvia ^a   Arruebo, Manuel ^a   Santamaria, Jesus ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CATÁLISIS Y PETROQUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^c BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuous synthesis; Micromixer; Microreactor; Nanoparticles; St ber silica

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTOR SYSTEMS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONTINUOUS SYNTHESIS; INTERDIGITAL; MICRO MIXERS; MICRO-REACTOR; REACTION CONDITIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SILICA NANOPARTICLES;

MIXERS (MACHINERY); NANOPARTICLES; POLYDISPERSITY; SILICA; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BATCH REACTORS;

EID: 79959304218     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.019     Document Type: Article

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