Influence of mixing on the precipitation of zinc oxide nanoparticles with the miniemulsion technique

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 81, Issue , 2012, Pages 209-219

  Winkelmann, Marion ^a   Schuler, Tobias ^a   Uzunogullari, Pürlen ^a   Winkler, Christian Andreas ^b   Gerlinger, Wolfgang ^b   Sachweh, Bernd ^b   Schuchmann, Heike Petra ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; Emulsion; Homogenisation; Mixing; Nanostructure; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILICS; CFD SIMULATIONS; CONTROLLING PARAMETERS; EMULSION DROPLETS; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; GOOD MIXING; HIGH PRESSURE; HOMOGENISATION; INSTANTANEOUS MIXING; MINIEMULSIONS; MIXING EFFICIENCY; MIXING QUALITY; PARTICLE GROWTH; PARTICLE PRECIPITATION; REACTION PARTNERS; SCALE-UP; SMALL PARTICLE SIZE; SUBMICRON EMULSION; TECHNICAL PROCESS; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; MIXING; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; ZINC OXIDE;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84864409239     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.06.036     Document Type: Article

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