Hydrodynamics and mass transfer studies in a novel external-loop airlift reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-214

  Guo, Y X ^a   Rathor, M N ^a   Ti, H C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

External loop airlift reactor; Fluidized bed; Gas holdup; Hydrodynamic; Liquid circulation velocity; Mass transfer; Mixing time; Volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING;

EXTERNAL-LOOP AIRLIFT REACTOR;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED; HOLD-UP; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 0031154011     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(97)00043-0     Document Type: Article

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