Bubble sizes in agitated water - Hydrophilic organic solvents for heterogeneous catalytic reactions

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4451-4458

  Hu, Binjie ^a   Nienow, Alvin W ^a   Stitt, E Hugh ^b   Pacek, Andrzej W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALYSTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROPHILICITY; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; WATER;

BUBBLE SIZE; CATALYTIC REACTIONS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROPHILICITY; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; WATER;

EID: 34447544548     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070174q     Document Type: Article

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