Fluidization dynamics of hydrophobic nanosilica with velocity step changes

• Main Authors: Al-Ghurabi, Ebrahim H., Asif, Mohammad, Siva Kumar, Nadavala, Khan, Sher Afghan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology; TP250 Industrial electrochemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/84909/7/84909%20Fluidization%20Dynamics%20of%20Hydrophobic.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84909/8/84909%20Fluidization%20Dynamics%20of%20Hydrophobic%20SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84909/; https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/22/8127
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Nanosilica is widely used in various applications, with its market expected to grow over USD 5 billion by 2025. The fluidized bed technology, owing to its intimate contact and efficient mixing of phases, is ideally suited for the large scale processing of powders. However, the bulk processing and di...