Segmented flow synthesis of Ag nanoparticles in spiral microreactor: Role of continuous and dispersed phase

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 192, Issue , 2012, Pages 357-368

  Ravi Kumar, D V ^a   Prasad, B L V ^a   Kulkarni, A A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Ag nanoparticles; Segmented flow synthesis; Sophorolipid; Spiral microreactor

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; AQUEOUS PHASE; CONTINUOUS PHASE; DISPERSED PHASE; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; GAS LIQUIDS; INTERNAL MIXING; LIQUID-LIQUID FLOW; LIQUID-LIQUIDS; MICRO MIXERS; MICRO-REACTOR; NANOPARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ORIFICE DIAMETERS; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; SEGMENTED FLOW; SLIP VELOCITY; SOPHOROLIPIDS; SPIRAL GEOMETRIES;

INERT GASES; LIQUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STEARIC ACID; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SILVER;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 84862312524     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.02.084     Document Type: Article

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