Process for forming an emulsion using microchannel process technology
US7307104B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S516/928
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The disclosed invention relates to a process for making an emulsion. The process comprises: flowing a first liquid through a process microchannel, the process microchannel having a wall with an apertured section; flowing a second liquid through the apertured section into the process microchannel in contact with the first liquid, the first liquid forming a continuous phase, the second liquid forming a discontinuous phase dispersed in the continuous phase.
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