Abstract. The flow characteristics of monodisperse thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) microspheres during the phase transition in microchannels with different surface wettabilities and roughnesses are investigated systematically. Glass microchannels are modified by hydroxylation treatment to achieve hydrophilic surface, by self-assembly of chlorotrimethylsilane to realiz…
Biodiesel is manufactured by transesterification of animal fat or vegetable oil. The reactants (oil and methanol) and the products (fatty acid methyl ester and glycerol) are partially mutual soluble in the reaction process. Intersolubility of the reaction components is essential data for the production design and process operation. In this work, the Jatropha curcas L. oil (oil) has been transes…