Chiang Mai Journal of Science

PE Wax Microparticle Production by External Mixing Two-Fluid Nozzle Atomization Process

Paper Type	Contributed Paper
Title	PE Wax Microparticle Production by External Mixing Two-Fluid Nozzle Atomization Process
Author	Kulchanat Prasertsit*, Ubonwan Madua, Paiboon Innachitra and Tanakorn Keatkhunboot
Email	kulchanat.k@psu.ac.th
Abstract:  The effects of atomizing temperature, air pressure and air to liquid diameter ratio on particle size, particle size distribution and shape were studied in a polyethylene wax (PE wax) atomization process in the external mixing two-fluid nozzle atomizer. PE wax was melted and atomized at temperatures ranging from 120˚C to 180˚C, and atomizing air pressure was applied at pressures ranging from 1 to 7 bars. The results indicate that the particle size and bulk density of the PE wax particles decreased as the liquid cap diameter decreased and the air pressure and/or the melting temperature increased. The micrograph from a scanning electron microscope (SEM) showed that the atomization process produced smooth spherical PE wax particles.
Start & End Page	818 - 824
Received Date	2012-12-18
Revised Date
Accepted Date	2015-01-05
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Keyword	Atomization process, Microparticles, Atomizer, Size distribution, Polyethylene
Volume	Vol.43 No.4 (JULY 2016)
DOI
Citation	Prasertsit K., Madua U., Innachitra P. and Keatkhunboot T., PE Wax Microparticle Production by External Mixing Two-Fluid Nozzle Atomization Process, Chiang Mai J. Sci., 2016; 43(4): 818-824.
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