A mechanism for internal reflux in foam fractionation

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 590-593

  Stevenson, Paul ^a   Li, Xueliang ^b   Evans, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Foam; Foam fractionation; Reflux

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; PROTEINS;

FOAM FRACTIONATION; FRACTIONATION COLUMNS;

FOAM CONTROL;

ARTICLE; FOAM FRACTIONATION; FRACTIONATION; HYDRODYNAMIC THEORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

EID: 41549162023     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.11.022     Document Type: Article

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