Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles from microemulsions in a flow type microreactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 235, Issue , 2014, Pages 191-197

  Wang, Yao ^a   Zhang, Xiaoli ^a   Wang, Anjie ^a   Li, Xiang ^a   Wang, Gang ^a   Zhao, Lu ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Microchannel reactor; Microemulsion; Nanoparticle; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; LASER PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZER; MICRO CHANNEL REACTORS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROCHANNELS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

MICROEMULSIONS;

EID: 84884962017     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.09.020     Document Type: Article

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