A multidimensional population balance model to describe the aerosol synthesis of silica nanoparticles

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-98

  Shekar, Shraddha ^a   Smith, Alastair J ^a   Menz, William J ^a   Sander, Markus ^a   Kraft, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol synthesis; Kinetic model; Optimisation; Particle model; Silica nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; GASES; OPTIMIZATION; SINTERING; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SURFACE REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AEROSOL SYNTHESIS; KINETIC MODELING; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL POPULATION BALANCE MODELS; OPTIMISATIONS; PARTICLE MODEL; POPULATION BALANCE MODELING; SIMULTANEOUS PERTURBATION STOCHASTIC APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS;

SILICA NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLE; SILICIC ACID; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAGULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAS PHASE REACTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC ACID; SILICA;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 82155195492     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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