Modelling of Sol-Gel Synthesis of Functionalized Silica Materials in a Microreactor

Department of Cybernetics of Chemical Technology Processes, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Ukraine, Kyiv, Peremogy avenue 37

Abstract

In this paper, the optimal parameters of the process of silica surface functionalization in the microreactor were studied based on the developed mathematical model: the residence time distribution, the flow velocity, the concentration profile. Detailed investigation of fluid dynamics in the microvolume reactor channel was solved using CFD models.

Keywords

silica surface functionalization

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