Modeling of gas absorption accompanied by chemical reaction in downflow co-current packed columns

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 165, Issue , 1998, Pages 41-66

  Beg, S A ^a   Hassan, M M ^a   Naqvi, M S M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acid gas removal; Co current downflow packed columns; Gas absorption with chemical reaction; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CAUSTIC SODA; CHEMISORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RATE CONSTANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ACID GAS REMOVAL; DOWNFLOW COCURRENT PACKED COLUMNS;

PACKED BEDS;

ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PACKED COLUMN;

EID: 0031859340     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986449808912369     Document Type: Article

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