Intensification of G/L absorption in microstructured falling film. Application to the treatment of chlorinated VOC's - part I: Comparison between structured and microstructured packings in absorption devices

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 6425-6434

  Monnier, H ^a   Falk, L ^a   Lapicque, F ^a   Hadjoudj, R ^a   Roizard, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Falling film microreactor IMM; G L absorption; Microstructured contactor; Structured packing Sulzer EX ; Tetrachloroethylene; VOC

Indexed keywords

G/L ABSORPTION; MICRO-REACTOR; MICROSTRUCTURED; STRUCTURED PACKINGS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENES; VOC;

ABSORPTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; LIQUID FILMS; MICROSYSTEMS;

GAS FUEL PURIFICATION;

EID: 78149464962     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.09.027     Document Type: Article

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