Direct production of crystalline boric acid through heterogeneous reaction of solid borax with propionic acid: Operation and simulation

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 956-962

  ZareNezhad, Bahman ^a  

^a PERSIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Boric Acid; Crystallization; Reaction; Sharp Interface; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BORON COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; INORGANIC ACIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

BORIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; RATE CONTROLLING METHODS; SHARP INTERFACE;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 10044219783     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705577     Document Type: Article

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