Hydrodynamic and mass transfer study in a rectangular three-phase air-lift loop reactor

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1381-1387

  Couvert, Annabelle ^a   Bastoul, Dominique ^b   Roustan, Michel ^b   Chatellier, Patrice ^c  

^a UNIV RENNES   (France)

^b INSA   (France)

^c LPCP   (France)

Author keywords

Air lift; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Three phase flow

Indexed keywords

AIR-LIFT REACTORS; OXYGEN MASS TRANSFER; PLASTIC SOLIDS;

AIR; BUBBLE FORMATION; FLOW CONTROL; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; PLASTICS;

MASS TRANSFER;

AIR LIFT; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 4344591209     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2003.06.001     Document Type: Article

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