Performance characteristics of the particulates scrubbing in a counter-current spray-column

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-102

  Mohan, B Raj ^c   Biswas, Sanjay ^b   Meikap, B C ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b DRDO   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Collection efficiency; Fly ash; Scrubbing; Spray scrubber

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOW OF GASES; FLY ASH; GRANULAR MATERIALS;

COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; COUNTER CURRENT SPRAY COLUMN; PARTICULATES SCRUBBING; SPRAY SCRUBBERS;

SCRUBBERS;

EID: 42249106560     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.09.018     Document Type: Article

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