Mass transfer measurements in a non-isothermal bubble column using the uncatalyzed oxidation of sulphite to sulphate

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-103

  Therning, Peter ^a   Rasmuson, Anders ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Measurements; Volumetric mass transfer coefficients

Indexed keywords

ISOTHERMS; MASS TRANSFER; MEASUREMENTS; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AIR-WATER SYSTEM; SODIUM SULPHITE; VOLUMETRIC MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMN; MASS TRANSFER; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 29744466066     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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