Modeling of cross-flow filtration processes in an airlift ceramic membrane reactor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 10637-10642

  Zhang, Feng ^a   Jing, Wenheng ^a   Xing, Weihong ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SPARGING; CAKE RESISTANCE; CERAMIC MEMBRANE REACTORS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CROSS FLOW FILTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW INSTABILITIES; FLUX ENHANCEMENT; GAS FLOWRATE; GAS SLUGS; LIQUID SLUG; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MODEL-BASED; PERMEATE FLUX; SLUG FLOW; TUBULAR CERAMIC MEMBRANES;

AIR; BIOREACTORS; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; GLUCOSE; LIQUIDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POLARIZATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WAKES;

MICROFILTRATION;

EID: 73249115533     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie900512g     Document Type: Article

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