Liquid backmixing and particle distribution in a novel multistage internal-loop airlift slurry reactor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3974-3982

  Yu, Wei ^a   Wang, Tiefeng ^a   Liu, Malin ^a   Wang, Zhanwen ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIQUIDS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SLURRIES; STAGES;

BACKMIXING; CRITICAL VALUES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LIQUID BACKMIXING; LIQUID VELOCITIES; LIQUID-PHASE; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PERFORATED PLATES; REACTOR DESIGNS; SAMPLING METHODS; SLURRY REACTORS; SOLID PARTICLES; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; SUPERFICIAL GASES; SUPERFICIAL LIQUID VELOCITIES; TRACING METHOD; TWO TYPES; UNIFOR M DISTRIBUTION;

LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY;

EID: 46049115943     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie071100h     Document Type: Article

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