Aqueous phase adsorption of toluene in a packed and fluidized bed of hydrophobic aerogels

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1201-1208

  Wang, Ding ^a   McLaughlin, Elisabeth ^a   Pfeffer, Robert ^a   Lin, Y S ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed; Hydrophobic silica aerogels; Modeling; Packed bed; Toluene adsorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORBERS; AQUEOUS-PHASE ADSORPTION; BATCH EQUILIBRIUM; BATCH KINETICS; BED HEIGHT; BREAKTHROUGH TIME; DOWNWARD FLOW; HYDROPHOBIC SILICA AEROGEL; HYDROPHOBIC SILICA AEROGELS; MAJOR FACTORS; MODELING; NANOGELS; SOLIDS MIXING; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; TOLUENE ADSORPTION; TOLUENE SOLUTION; WATER SOLUTIONS;

ADSORPTION; AEROGELS; FLUIDIZATION; GRANULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PACKED BEDS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; TOLUENE;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 79953734245     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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