A population balance model with simultaneous aggregation and breakage for the synthesis of Titanium dioxide nanoparticles Kumar Rajesh1,*, Kumar Jitendra2 1Institute for Analysis and Numerics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg Universitätsplatz, 2, D-39106, Magdeburg, Germany 2Department of Mathematics, IIT Kharagpur, 721302, Kharagpur, India *Currently working at Section of Mathematics, EPFL, Station 8, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; Tel +41 2169 30379; Email address: rajineurope@gmail.com
Abstract In this work we discuss the applications of aggregation and multiple breakage equations in nano-technology. The kinetics of the aggregation and breakage processes during titanium dioxide (TiO2) nano-particle sol-gel synthesis is presented. Nano-particle precipitation in the batch reactor is discussed briefly and the particle size distributions (PSDs) are verified numerically by solving population balance equations (PBEs). The cell average technique (CAT) is used to solve the equations. The experimental data for the PSDs and the simulation results are compared by taking a shear flow aggregation kernel and two different breakage kernels, e.g. Austin and Diemer kernels. The comparisons are good enough to see the novelty of this work.. Top Keywords Aggregation, Breakage, Cell Average Technique, Titanium dioxide. Top |