Mass transfer characteristics of a novel three-phase airlift contactor with a semipermeable membrane

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-126

  Jajuee, Babak ^a   Margaritis, Argyrios ^a   Karamanev, Dimitre ^a   Bergougnou, Maurice A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airlift contactors; Hydrocarbon contamination; Hydrodynamic; Mass transfer; Solids immobilization

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANES; MIXING;

AIRLIFT CONTACTORS; HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; SOLIDS IMMOBILIZATION;

MASS TRANSFER;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOLUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; MIXING;

EID: 33750959929     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2006.08.020     Document Type: Article

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