Effect of bed length on steady-state coalescence of oil-in-water emulsion

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-84

  Sokolović, Radmila M Šećerov ^a   Vulić, Tatjana J ^a   Sokolović, Slobodan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Bed coalescence; Emulsion separation; Fiber bed; Oily water

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLOW MEASUREMENT; OILS AND FATS; POROSITY;

BED COALESCENCE; EMULSION SEPARATION; FIBER BED; OILY WATER;

EMULSIONS;

EID: 34248636769     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.01.028     Document Type: Article

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