Crystal size distribution (CSD) of batch salting-out crystallization process for sodium sulfate

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 622-632

  Hash, Juliana ^a   Okorafor, Ogbonnaya C ^a  

^a The Cooper Union ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation rate and residence time; Batch crystallization; Crystal size distribution of sodium sulfate; Effects of amount of methanol; Mean crystal size and coefficient of variation of sodium sulfate; Salting out of spent acid with methanol; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALLIZATION; GROWTH RATE; METHANOL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFURIC ACID;

AGITATION RATE; BATCH CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MEAN CRYSTAL SIZE;

SODIUM SULFATE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALLIZATION; GROWTH RATE; METHANOL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 38949126205     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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