Gas holdup and mixing characteristics of a novel forced circulation loop reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 105-111

  Fadavi, Ali ^a   Chisti, Yusuf ^b  

^a ILAM UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Airlift bioreactor; Forced circulation loop reactor; Gas holdup; Jet loop reactor; Mixing time; Power consumption

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BUBBLE COLUMNS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AIRLIFT BIOREACTOR; FORCED CIRCULATION LOOP REACTOR; GAS HOLDUP; JET LOOP REACTOR; MIXING TIME;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ASPECT RATIO; BUBBLE COLUMNS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34248337502     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2006.12.037     Document Type: Article

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