An experimental study of holdups in large-scale p-xylene oxidation reactors using the γ-ray attenuation approach

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 5955-5961

  Jin, Haibo ^a   Yang, Suohe ^a   He, Guangxiang ^a   Guo, Zhiwu ^a   Tong, Zemin ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ray attenuation method; Bubble column; Holdup; Oxidation reactor

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENSITOMETERS; FOAMS; GAMMA RAYS; OXIDATION; TURBULENT FLOW; XYLENE;

ANTIFOAM AGENTS; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE; GAS VELOCITY; TEREPHTALIC ACID;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BUBBLE COLUMN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOLD-UP;

EID: 22744445735     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.02.064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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