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ArticleRSC advances2020

Dynamics and controllability of droplet fusion under gas-liquid-liquid three-phase flow in a microfluidic reactor.

Yanyan Hao, Nan Jin, Qingqiang Wang, Yufei Zhou, Yuchao Zhao, Xunli Zhang, Hongying Lü

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Article in RSC advances, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yanyan HaoCollege of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China yczhao@ytu.edu.cn.
Nan JinCollege of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China yczhao@ytu.edu.cn.
Qingqiang WangCollege of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China yczhao@ytu.edu.cn.
Yufei ZhouCollege of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China yczhao@ytu.edu.cn.
Yuchao ZhaoCollege of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China yczhao@ytu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7238-7265
Xunli ZhangSchool of Engineering & Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ UK XL.Zhang@soton.ac.uk.
Hongying LüCollege of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yantai University Yantai 264005 China yczhao@ytu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7639-0346

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Abstract

Gas-liquid-liquid three-phase flow systems have unique advantages of controlling reagent manipulation and improving reaction performance. However, there remains a lack of insight into the dynamics and controllability of water droplet fusion assisted by gas bubbles, particularly scaling laws for use in the design and operation of complex multiphase flow processes. In the present work, a microfluidic reactor with three T-junctions was employed to sequentially generate gas bubbles and then fuse two dispersed water droplets. The formation of the dispersed phase was divided into multiple stages, and the bubble/droplet size was correlated with operating parameters. The formation of the second dispersed droplet at the third T-junction was accompanied by the fusion of the two dispersed water droplets that were formed. It revealed a two-stage process (

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