Liquid flow and mixing in concentric tube air-lift reactors

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 174-182

  Merchuk, José C ^a   Ladwa, Narendra ^b   Cameron, Angus ^c   Bulmer, Marc ^d   Berzin, Isaac ^b   Pickett, Andy M ^e  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d BIO PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e Speywood Pharmaceutical Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air lift reactors; Bottom clearance; Gas separator; Liquid velocity; Mixing

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING; PRESSURE DROP; SEPARATORS;

AIR LIFT REACTORS; GAS HOLDUP; GAS SEPARATORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; FLOW KINETICS; GAS FLOW;

FLOW; MIXING; REACTORS-AIRLIFT;

EID: 0030153091     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4660(199606)66:2<174::aid-jctb481>3.3.co;2-v     Document Type: Article

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