Melt crystallization by controlled evaporative cooling. The caprolactam-water system in batch operation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 3575-3584

  Diepen, P J ^a   Bruinsma, O S L ^a   Rosmalen, G M Van ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caprolactam water; Controlled batch; Evaporative cooling; Melt crystallization; Phase diagram

Indexed keywords

CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); COOLING; EVAPORATION; MIXTURES; NUCLEATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

CAPROLACTAM; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; VAPOR MASS FLOW RATE;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 0033937814     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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