Population balance modelling and experimental validation for synthesis of TiO 2 nanoparticles using continuous hydrothermal process

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 508, Issue , 2012, Pages 175-179

  Chen, Man ^a   Ma, Cai Y ^a   Mahmud, Tariq ^a   Lin, Tian ^a   Wang, Xue Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous hydrothermal synthesis; Nano particles; Particle size distribution; Population balance modelling

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; MODEL VALIDATION; NANO-SIZE; NANOMATERIAL; POPULATION BALANCES; PRODUCT COMPOSITION; RESIDENCE TIME; SIMULATED RESULTS; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; TIO;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84860795686     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.508.175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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