Scale effects on hydrodynamic and mass transfer characteristics of external loop airlift reactors

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-308

  Benyahia, Farid ^a   Jones, Lynn ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Scale up

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN; VIDEO CAMERAS;

EXTERNAL LOOP AIRLIFT REACTORS; GAS HOLD UP;

BIOREACTORS;

GAS; HOLD-UP; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; REACTORS-AIRLIFT;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; REACTOR; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031194412     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199707)69:3<301::AID-JCTB716>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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