Microfluidic biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles: Effect of process parameters on size distribution

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 209, Issue , 2012, Pages 568-576

  Liu, Hongyu ^a   Huang, Jiale ^a   Sun, Daohua ^a   Lin, Liqin ^a   Lin, Wenshuang ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Jiang, Xinde ^a   Wu, Weiwei ^a   Li, Qingbiao ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AgNPs; Biosynthesis; CFD simulation; Interfacial effect; Microfluidic

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; AGNPS; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; BULK SOLUTIONS; CFD SIMULATIONS; FLOW CHARAC-TERISTICS; INFLUENCE OF PROCESS PARAMETERS; INNER DIAMETERS; INTERFACIAL EFFECTS; MICRO REACTOR; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROFILE EVOLUTION; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTOR PARAMETERS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SOLID SURFACE; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SILVER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84866020487     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.08.049     Document Type: Article

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