The CO2 capture performance of a high-intensity vortex spray scrubber

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 448-456

  Javed, K H ^a   Mahmud, T ^a   Purba, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CO2 capture; Mass transfer in gas droplets system; Mass transfer in swirling flow; Reactive absorption; Spray towers

Indexed keywords

CO2 CAPTURE; REACTIVE ABSORPTION; SPRAY TOWER; SPRAY TOWERS;

AERODYNAMICS; COOLING SYSTEMS; DROP FORMATION; FLOW OF GASES; GAS ABSORPTION; GASES; MASS TRANSFER; SCRUBBERS; SWIRLING FLOW; TOWERS;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

EID: 77955275575     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.03.038     Document Type: Article

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