Using in-line static mixers to intensify gas-liquid mass transfer processes

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 6378-6390

  Al Taweel, A M ^a   Yan, J ^a   Azizi, F ^a   Odedra, D ^b   Gomaa, H G ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Bayer International Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Coalescence; Energy utilization; Gas liquid contacting; Industrial streams; Mass transfer; Process intensification; Screen; Static mixers; Surface active agents

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); OXYGEN; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; IN-LINE STATIC MIXERS; LIQUID SUPERFICIAL VELOCITIES; VOLUMETRIC OXYGEN TRANSFER;

MASS TRANSFER;

BUBBLE; COALESCENCE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MASS TRANSFER; MIXER;

EID: 22744447925     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.03.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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