Coalescence kinetics of oil-in-water emulsions studied with microfluidics

Fuel

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 327-334

  Krebs, T ^a,b   Schroen C G P H ^b   Boom, R M ^b  

^a Institute for Sustainable Process Technology   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Drop; Emulsion; Kinetics; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; ENZYME KINETICS; SILICONES; VISCOSITY;

COALESCENCE KINETICS; COLLIDING DROPLETS; DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC CIRCUIT; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; OIL/WATER SEPARATION; TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84875545932     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.10.067     Document Type: Article

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