Effect of macropore convection on mass transfer in a bidisperse adsorbent particle

Adsorption

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 127-136

  Taqvi, Syed M ^a   Vishnoi, Anurag ^a   Levan, M Douglas ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraparticle convection; Intraparticle mass transfer; Pressure swing adsorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; BINARY MIXTURES; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; GAS ADSORPTION; HEAT CONVECTION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

BIDISPERSE ADSORBENT PARTICLE; BINARY GAS MIXTURE; DARCY'S LAW; DIFFUSIONAL RESISTANCE; MACROPORES; MATERIAL BALANCE EQUATIONS; MICROPORES; MOLE FRACTION; ORTHOGONAL COLLOCATION; PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION PROCESS;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 0030645290     PISSN: 09295607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01650236     Document Type: Article

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