Measurement of cloud point temperature in polymer solutions

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Mannella, G A ^a   La Carrubba, V ^a   Brucato, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

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CLOUD POINT TEMPERATURE; COOLING RATES; KINETIC EFFECT; PELTIER CELL; QUASI-EQUILIBRIUM; TERNARY POLYMERIC SOLUTION; TRANSMITTANCE MEASUREMENTS; TURBIDITY MEASUREMENTS;

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EID: 84886732273     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4816646     Document Type: Article

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