Mechanical control of foaming in stirred-tank reactors

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 355-362

  Takesono, Satoshi ^a   Onodera, Masayuki ^a   Ito, Akira ^b   Yoshida, Masanori ^b   Yamagiwa, Kazuaki ^b   Ohkawa, Akira ^b  

^a NIIGATA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Foam breaker; Foam breaking power; Foaming characteristic term; Mechanical foam control; Stirred tank reactor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); THERMAL EFFECTS;

STIRRED-TANK REACTORS (STR);

FOAMS;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FOAM; PROCESS CONTROL; REACTOR; TECHNOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035059573     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.387     Document Type: Article

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