Investigation of the specific interfacial area of a palm oil-water system

被引:17
作者
Al-Zuhair, S [1 ]
Ramachandran, KB [1 ]
Hasan, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Malaya, Dept Chem Engn, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
关键词
palm oil; oil-water dispersions; specisfic interfacial area;
D O I
10.1002/jctb.1039
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Oil-water dispersions have many important applications in the chemical and oleochemical industries. A measure of the specific interfacial area of the dispersed phase provides a direct indication of the quality of the dispersion. In this study, the specific interfacial area for the palm oil-water system was determined using a microscopic technique. The effects of oil volume fraction, agitation speed and temperature on the specific interfacial area have been determined experimentally and an empirical correlation to predict the total specific interfacial area under different operating conditions is proposed. This correlation can be used in the design of reaction and non-reaction systems using palm oil-water dispersions. (C) 2004 Society of Chemical Industry.
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页码:706 / 710
页数:5
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