Process for forming an emulsion using microchannel process technology
US7485671B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S516/924
- 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 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 second liquid being immiscible with the first liquid, the first liquid forming a continuous phase, and the second liquid forming a discontinuous phase dispersed in the first liquid.
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