Multicomponent gas absorption with multiple reactions: Modelling and simulation of NO(x) absorption in nitric acid manufacture

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 4569-4591

  Pradhan, M P ^a   Suchak, N J ^a   Walse, P R ^a   Joshi, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Multicomponent gas absorption; Nitric acid manufacture; NO(x) absorption

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN OXIDES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MULTICOMPONENT GAS ABSORPTION;

GAS ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; GAS; MODELING; NITRIC ACID;

EID: 0031553376     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00300-X     Document Type: Article

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