Hydrodynamics and mass transfer coefficient in three-phase air-lift reactors containing activated sludge

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 608-617

  Jin, Bo ^a,b   Yin, Pinghe ^c   Lant, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Air lift reactor; Apparent viscosity; Gas holdup; Liquid circulation velocity; Mass transfer coefficient; Superficial gas velocity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; RHEOLOGY; SEWAGE SLUDGE; VISCOSITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AIR-LIFT REACTORS; APPARENT VISCOSITY; GAS HOLDUP; LIQUID CIRCULATION VELOCITY; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; RHEOLOGY; SEWAGE SLUDGE; VISCOSITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33646070260     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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