Gas-liquid mass transfer in rotating solid foam reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 472-479

  Tschentscher, R ^a   Nijhuis, T A ^a   van der Schaaf, J ^a   Kuster, B F M ^a   Schouten, J C ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gas liquid mass transfer; Multiphase reactors; Solid foam

Indexed keywords

BLADE DESIGN; BLOCK DESIGNS; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; FINE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; FLOW BEHAVIORS; FOAM BLOCKS; GAS BUBBLE; GAS HOLD UP; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; GAS-LIQUID INTERFACE; GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; HIGH POTENTIAL; LIQUID PHASIS; MULTI-PHASE REACTOR; REACTOR DESIGNS; REACTOR VOLUME; ROTATING SOLIDS; ROTATION LEADS; RUSHTON; SOLID FOAM; STIRRER CONFIGURATIONS; STIRRER DESIGN; STIRRING RATES; STRUCTURIZATION; THREE PHASE REACTOR;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DESIGN; FLOW PATTERNS; GASES; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; ROTATING MACHINERY; ROTATION;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 71849091924     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.05.047     Document Type: Article

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