A review on the application, simulation, and experiment of the electrokinetic mixers

[Display omitted] •Electrokinetic driven flow can be used to improve mixing in various devices.•Among electrokinetic techniques, electroosmotic flow is more practical.•Mixing index is more enhanced by placing a conductive particle with larger size.•Electroosmotic mixing is more feasible in micromixi...

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Published inChemical engineering and processing Vol. 126; pp. 108 - 122
Main Authors Rashidi, Saman, Bafekr, Haniyeh, Valipour, Mohammad Sadegh, Esfahani, Javad Abolfazli
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.04.2018
Subjects
Active
Dielectrophoresis
Electrokinetic
Electroosmosis
Electrophoresis
Mixing
Electrokinetic
Electrophoresis
Mixing
Active
Dielectrophoresis
Electroosmosis
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Electrokinetic driven flow can be used to improve mixing in various devices.•Among electrokinetic techniques, electroosmotic flow is more practical.•Mixing index is more enhanced by placing a conductive particle with larger size.•Electroosmotic mixing is more feasible in micromixing of pseudoplastic liquids. Electrokinetic driven flow can be used as an active technique to improve mixing in various devices. This technique is employed to mix fluid samples rapidly and efficiently in different geometries. There are numerous numerical and experimental studies on this subject in the literature. This paper is review of the studies performed on electrokinetic mixing techniques including electroosmosis, electrophoresis, and dielectrophoresis to discuss about capabilities, shortcomings, and various industrial and engineering applications of this method. Based on this survey, conclusions and suggestions for future works are provided.
ISSN:0255-2701
1873-3204
DOI:10.1016/j.cep.2018.02.021