Performance characteristics of mechanical foam-breakers fitted to a stirred-tank reactor

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-55

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

^a NIIGATA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Foam breaking power; Liquid droplets; Mechanical foam breaker; Stirred tank reactor

Indexed keywords

EXHAUST GASES; FOAMS; ROTORS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

STIRRED-TANK REACTORS (STR);

BIOREACTORS;

DROPLET; LIQUID; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REACTOR; STIRRED TANK;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; FOAM; IMPELLER; LIQUID; PERFORMANCE; POWER SUPPLY; STIRRED REACTOR; VELOCITY;

EID: 0037260501     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.741     Document Type: Article

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