Capability of a falling film microstructured contactor for the separation of binary mixtures

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 455-467

  Kane, Abdoulaye ^a   Monnier, Hubert ^a   Tondeur, Daniel ^a   Falk, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Boiling; Evaporation; Falling film; Intensification; Microprocess; Separation

Indexed keywords

BOILING; CRITICAL VALUE; ELECTRICAL HEATING; FALLING FILM; FEED CONCENTRATION; FEED FLOW RATE; HEATED VERTICAL PLATES; HIGH HEAT FLUX; INTENSIFICATION; MICROPROCESS; MICROSTRUCTURED FALLING FILM; N-PROPANOL; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; STRIPPING EFFICIENCY; WALL TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BINARY MIXTURES; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 79952452308     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.09.090     Document Type: Article

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