Modelling gas-liquid VOCs transport in two-liquid phase partitioning bioreactors

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 1139-1145

  Bordel, S ^a,b   Hernandez, M ^a   Villaverde, S ^a   Munoz R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gas liquid mass transport; Hexane; Hydrophobic VOCs; Silicone oil; Two liquid phase bioreactors

Indexed keywords

GAS LIQUIDS; HYDROPHOBIC VOCS; LIQUID PHASE; MASS TRANSPORT; SILICONE OIL;

ALGEBRA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; GASES; HEXANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SILICONES;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 72649104292     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.10.042     Document Type: Article

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