Sparged loop reactors

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 705-741

  Joshi, J B ^a   Ranade, V V ^a   Gharat, S D ^a   Lele, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

air lift; gas liquid interactions; loop reactors; sparging; two phase flows

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRICTION; MASS TRANSFER; VISCOSITY;

EXTERNAL LOOP AIR LIFT REACTORS (EL-ALR); SPARGERS; TWO PHASE FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROP;

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0025502693     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450680501     Document Type: Review

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