A Mathematical Model for Unsteady-State Oxygen Transfer in an External-Loop Airlift Reactor

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 441-448

  Choi, Keun Ho ^a  

^a Daejon National University of Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

External Loop Airlift Reactor; Gas Circulation Rate; Unsteady State Oxygen Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346159237     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02698266     Document Type: Article

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