Scalable high-power ultrasonic technology for the production of translucent nanoemulsions

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 69, Issue , 2013, Pages 77-82

  Peshkovsky, Alexey S ^a   Peshkovsky, Sergei L ^a   Bystryak, Simon ^b  

^a Industrial Sonomechanics LLC   (United States)

^b Allied Innovative Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Barbell horn; Cavitation; High power ultrasound; Nanoemulsion; Ultrasonic emulsification; Ultrasonic homogenization

Indexed keywords

BARBELL HORN; HIGH POWER ULTRASOUND; NANOEMULSION; ULTRASONIC EMULSIFICATION; ULTRASONIC HOMOGENIZATION;

CAVITATION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; EMULSIFICATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION;

OILS AND FATS;

EID: 84878019893     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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