Development of an improved breakage kernel for high dispersed viscosity phase emulsification

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 109, Issue , 2014, Pages 326-338

  Julian Becker, Per ^a   Puel, François ^a   Jakobsen, Hugo Atle ^b   Sheibat Othman, Nida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breakage rate; Dispersed phase viscosity; Emulsification; Population balance modelling; Silicone oil

Indexed keywords

SILICONES; VISCOSITY;

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; BREAKAGE RATES; DISPERSED PHASE; DISPERSED PHASIS; DISTRIBUTION MODELS; MODELLING FRAMEWORK; POPULATION BALANCE MODELLING; SILICONE OIL;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84897680510     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.02.008     Document Type: Article

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