Modelling and experimental validation of emulsification process in continuous rotor-stator units

C. Almeida-Rivera, P.M.M. Bongers

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Abstract

Despite the wide range of industrial applications of structured emulsions, current approaches towards process design and scale-up are commonly based on trial-and-error experimentation. As this design approach is foreseen to deliver most likely suboptimal process solutions, we propose in this contribution a model-based approach as the way forward to designing manufacturing processes of structured emulsions. In this context, process modelling and simulation techniques are applied to predict production rates and equipment sizing. Moreover, sensitivity analysis of the process model provides insight about potential bottlenecks in the process.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 19th European symposium on computer aided process engineering, (ESCAPE 19) 14-17-June 2009, Cracow, Poland
EditorsJ. Jezowski, J. Thullie
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
PublisherElsevier
Pages111-116
ISBN (Print)978-0-444-53433-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Publication series

NameComputer Aided Chemical Engineering
Volume26
ISSN (Print)1570-7946

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