An experimental study of the hydrodynamic characteristics of external loop airlift contactors

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 345-349

  Bentifraouine, Chafaa ^a   Xuereb, Catherine ^a   Riba, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; External loop; Hydrodynamics; Phase separation

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE SEPARATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EXTERNAL LOOP AIRLIFT REACTORS; GAS HOLD UP; GAS SPARGERS; PHASE SEPARATORS;

BIOREACTORS;

HOLD-UP; HYDRODYNAMICS; REACTORS-AIRLIFT;

ARTICLE; GAS FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID; REACTOR; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031194052     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199707)69:3<345::AID-JCTB719>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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