Shaken, not stirred, bubble column reactors: Enhancement of mass transfer by vibration excitement

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3-6, 2003, Pages 705-710

  Ellenberger, J ^a   Krishna, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Gas holdup; Mass transfer; Process intensification; Standing waves; Vibration excitement

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; MASS TRANSFER; NOZZLES; PISTONS;

BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMN; MASS TRANSFER; PROCESS CONTROL; REACTOR; VIBRATION;

EID: 0037289592     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00598-5     Document Type: Article

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