Miniemulsification by catastrophic phase inversion

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 183, Issue , 2012, Pages 534-541

  Campbell, Scott B ^a   Larson, Todd ^a   Smeets, Niels M B ^a   El Jaby, Ula ^a   McKenna, Timothy F L ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catastrophic phase inversion; Emulsification; Miniemulsion; Miniemulsion polymerisation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; HIGH SOLID CONTENT; HIGH-SOLIDS; LATEX PRODUCTS; MINIEMULSIONS; PHASE INVERSION; ROTOR-STATOR MIXER; SOLID CONTENTS; SOLIDS CONTENT; WATER-BORNE;

EMULSIFICATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION;

LATEXES;

EID: 84856530237     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.12.092     Document Type: Article

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