New developments in spark production of nanoparticles

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-70

  Pfeiffer, T V ^a   Feng, J ^a   Schmidt Ott, A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atomic clusters; Mixing; Nanoparticle; Spark; Spark energy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MIXING; NANOPARTICLES;

ATOMIC CLUSTERS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; MATERIAL COMBINATION; NANO PARTICULATES; PARTICLE PARAMETERS; PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE; SINGLE ELECTRODES; SPARK ENERGY;

ELECTRIC SPARKS;

EID: 84896393589     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2013.12.005     Document Type: Review

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