Structured cone arrays for continuous and effective collection of micron-sized oil droplets from water

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Li, Kan ^a   Ju, Jie ^a   Xue, Zhongxin ^a   Ma, Jie ^a   Feng, Lin ^b   Gao, Song ^c   Jiang, Lei ^a,d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUPROUS ION; MICRON SIZED OIL DROPLET; OIL; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

CRUDE OIL; DROPLET; OIL INDUSTRY; SEPARATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOW RATE; NANOFABRICATION; NEEDLE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 84882371820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3276     Document Type: Article

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