Mass transfer study of electrochemical processes with gas production

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1432-1436

  Albuquerque, I L T ^a   Cavalcanti, E B ^b   Vilar, E O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b TIRADENTES UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cathode geometry; Gas production; Mass transfer

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; CATHODE GEOMETRY; CELL POTENTIAL; DIFFUSIONAL CONTROL; ELECTRO REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ELECTRODE GEOMETRIES; ELECTRODE SURFACES; ELECTROLYTIC PROCESS; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS PRODUCTIONS; LOW-YIELD; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MASS TRANSFER STUDIES; MESH GEOMETRY; METAL MESH; PERFORATED PLATE;

CELL MEMBRANES; CHLORINE; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DIAPHRAGMS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; GAS PIPELINES; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PLATE METAL; SCANDIUM; SOLVENTS;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 70349487872     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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