Enhancement of liquid phase adsorption column performance by means of oscillatory flow: An experimental study

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-124

  Lau, A ^a   Crittenden, B D ^a   Field, R W ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption processes; Drying of ethanol; Liquid phase adsorption; Oscillatory flow

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; OSCILLATIONS; SOLUTIONS; ZEOLITES;

LIQUID PHASE ADSORPTION COLUMN; MASS TRANSFER ZONE LENGTH (MTZL);

ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; DRYING; ETHANOL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; OSCILLATING FLOW;

EID: 1242321532     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5866(03)00134-5     Document Type: Article

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