Model description of dibenzothiophene mass transfer in oil/water dispersions with respect to biodesulfurization

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-264

  Marcelis, C L M ^a,b   Van Leeuwen, M ^b   Polderman, H G ^c   Janssen, A J H ^a,b   Lettinga, G ^b  

^a Paques BV   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodesulfurization; Bioreactor; Dibenzothiophene; Mass transfer; Mixing; Modeling; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; HYDROCARBONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY;

OIL DROPLETS;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

DIBENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; WATER OIL CREAM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CALCULATION; DENSITY; DESULFURIZATION; ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0142121571     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-703X(03)00041-X     Document Type: Article

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