Fabrication of monodisperse precursor gel microspheres for hollow glass microspheres by combining the sol-microemulsion-gel process with a T-shaped microfluidic device

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 9758-9766

  Gao, Cong ^a,b   Qi, Xiaobo ^b   Zhang, Zhanwen ^b   Chen, Sufen ^b   Li, Bo ^b   Huang, Weixing ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

Author keywords

Hollow glass microsphere; Hydrogen storage; Microfluidic; Precursor; Sol microemulsion gel

Indexed keywords

DRIED GEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH YIELD; HOLLOW GLASS MICROSPHERES; MICRO REACTOR; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNOLOGIES; MONO-SIZED; MONODISPERSE; MONODISPERSITY; OPERATING CONDITION; PRECURSOR; SOL-MICROEMULSION-GEL; UNIFORM DIAMETER; VERTICAL FURNACES;

FLUIDIC DEVICES; GLASS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MICROEMULSIONS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSPHERES; SOLS;

GELS;

EID: 79960923806     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.090     Document Type: Article

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