A two-phase segmented microfluidic technique for one-step continuous versatile preparation of zeolites

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 219, Issue , 2013, Pages 78-85

  Yu, Liang ^a   Pan, Yichang ^a   Wang, Chongqing ^a   Zhang, Lixiong ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Continuous synthesis; Microfluidic; One step; Two phase segmented; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS SYNTHESIS; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; FLOWRATE RATIO; METASTABLE TRANSFORMATIONS; MICRO DROPLETS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNIQUES; MIXING EFFICIENCY; ONE-STEP; SILICA SOLUTION; STEEL CAPILLARY; SYNTHESIZED ZEOLITE; TWO-LIQUID-PHASE; TWO-PHASE SEGMENTED; ULTRASONIC RADIATION; ZEOLITE NAA; ZEOLITE SYNTHESIS; ZEOLITE-A;

ALUMINA; FLOW RATE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXING; PARAFFINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; TUBES (COMPONENTS); ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZEOLITES;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84873247622     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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