Oxygen mass transfer and hydrodynamics in a multi-phase airlift bioscrubber system

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 4171-4177

  Littlejohns, Jennifer V ^a   Daugulis, Andrew J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airlift; Bioreactor; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Mixing; Multi phase reactors

Indexed keywords

AGITATED REACTORS; AIRLIFT; AQUEOUS PHASE; BIOSCRUBBERS; CIRCULATION TIME; CONCENTRIC TUBE; DYNAMIC PERIOD; EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING; GAS FLOWRATE; GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; HIGH AFFINITY; HIGH OXYGEN AFFINITY; HYDRODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; INLET GAS; LIQUID-PHASE MIXING; LOW ENERGIES; LOW OXYGEN; MIXING TIME; MULTI-PHASE REACTORS; OXYGEN MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN TRANSFER RATE; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; POLYMER BEADS; REACTOR SYSTEMS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; SILICONE RUBBER; STIRRED TANK; TAP WATER; VOLUMETRIC MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

AERODYNAMICS; BENZENE; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; LIQUIDS; MIXING; NYLON POLYMERS; OXYGEN; POLYMERS; RAYON; RUBBER; RUBBER TESTING; SCRUBBERS; SILICONES; SORPTION; TOXIC MATERIALS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 68049116912     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.06.058     Document Type: Article

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