A generalized kinetic model for the formation and growth of single-walled metal oxide nanotubes

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 200-212

  Yucelen, G Ipek ^a   Kang, Dun Yen ^a   Schmidt Krey, Ingeborg ^b   Beckham, Haskell W ^a   Nair, Sankar ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Materials processing; Mathematical modeling; Nanostructure; Nanotube; Population balance

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENZYME KINETICS; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; POPULATION STATISTICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AMORPHOUS NANOPARTICLES; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; GROWTH MODELS; KINETIC MODELING; KINETIC MODELS; LENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS; LIQUID PHASE; MATERIALS PROCESSING; MESOSCALE; METAL OXIDES; MICRO-SCALES; MOLECULAR PRECURSOR; MULTISCALES; NANOTUBE GROWTH; NANOTUBE LENGTHS; ORIENTED ATTACHMENT; POPULATION BALANCES; SCALE-UP; SINGLE-WALLED; SYNTHESIS SOLUTION; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; TUBULAR STRUCTURES;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 84872864833     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.12.025     Document Type: Article

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