Fluidization of nanopowders: A review

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  van Ommen, J Ruud ^a   Valverde, Jose Manuel ^b   Pfeffer, Robert ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomerates; Assisted fluidization; Fluidized beds; Literature review; Modeling nanofluidization; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

AGGLOMERATES; ASSISTED FLUIDIZATION; BED MATERIALS; FLUIDIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; FORCE BALANCES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; NANOPARTICLE (NPS); POROUS AGGLOMERATES;

FLUIDIZATION;

NANOPARTICLE; NANOPOWDER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AERATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FORCE; GAS; GAS FLOW; MECHANICAL STIRRING; MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; REVIEW; SOUND; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84856597085     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-0737-4     Document Type: Review

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