Mass transport in an electrochemical laboratory filterpress reactor and its enhancement by turbulence promoters

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 41, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 591-603

  Ralph, T R ^a,d   Hitchman, M L ^d   Millington, J P ^b   Walsh, F C ^c  

^a JOHNSON MATTHEY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b E A Technology   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Filterpress reactor; Mass transport; Parallel plate cell; Plastic mesh turbulence promoters; Promoter geometry

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CHANNEL FLOW; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; POLYMERS; REDUCTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR; ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; FILTERPRESS REACTOR; SHERWOOD NUMBERS; TURBULENCE PROMOTERS;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 0030105506     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-4686(95)00346-0     Document Type: Article

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