Analytical solution of the mass conservation equations in gas-liquid systems: Applicability to the evaluation of the volumetric mass transfer coefficient (kLa)

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 4510-4522

  Cachaza, Elena M ^a   Díaz, M Elena ^a   Montes, Francisco J ^a   Galán, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; GAS-LIQUID SYSTEMS; MASS CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; VOLUMETRIC MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 47749129638     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie800135h     Document Type: Article

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