Characterization of an electrochemical pilot-plant filter-press reactor by hydrodynamic and mass transport studies

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1132-1142

  González García, José ^a   Frías, Angel ^a   Expósito, Eduardo ^a   Montiel, Vicente ^a   Aldaz, Antonio ^a   Conesa, Juan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PILOT PLANTS; TURBULENCE;

FILTER-PRESS ELECTROLYZER;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

FILTER PRESS; FILTRATION; SEPARATION;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; REACTOR; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034062928     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie990351q     Document Type: Article

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