In situ monitoring of microfluidic distillation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 227, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-21

  Foerster, M ^a   Lam, K F ^a   Sorensen, E ^a   Gavriilidis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microchannel distillation; Microscale separation; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; HEATING AND COOLING; IN- SITU MONITORING; IN-SITU RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED IMAGING CAMERAS; OPERATING CONDITION; SERPENTINE MICROCHANNELS;

DISTILLATION; INFRARED IMAGING; LIQUIDS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SERPENTINE;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84879840002     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.11.125     Document Type: Article

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