Mechanisms, thermodynamics and kinetics of composite fouling of calcium oxalate and amorphous silica in sugar mill evaporators - A preliminary study

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1969-1978

  Yu, H ^a   Sheikholeslami, R ^a   Doherty, W O S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Sugar Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amorphous silica; Calcium oxalate monohydrate; Composite fouling; Crystallization; Scaling; Sugar mill evaporator

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITION; EVAPORATORS; FOULING; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REACTION KINETICS; SUPERSATURATION; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BINARY SYSTEMS; CALANDRIA TUBES;

SILICA;

EVAPORATOR; FOOD PROCESSING; FOULING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; KINETICS; SUGAR; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037019042     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00077-5     Document Type: Article

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