Intensification of the G/L absorption in microstructured falling film application to the treatment of chlorinated VOC's. Part III: Influence of gas thickness channel on mass transfer

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5989-6001

  Mhiri, Neïla ^a   Monnier, Hubert ^a   Falk, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Absorption; Falling film; Intensification; Mass transfer; Microprocess; Separation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PERFORMANCE; ABSORPTION RATES; AXIAL DISPERSIONS; CAVITY THICKNESS; CHLORINATED VOCS; DIMENSIONLESS CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FALLING FILM; GAS CAVITIES; GAS CONCENTRATION; GAS EFFLUENTS; GAS TURBULENCE; GAS VELOCITY; GLOBAL MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; INTENSIFICATION; MICROPROCESS; MICROSTRUCTURED FALLING FILM; OPERATING CONDITION;

ABSORPTION; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; GASES; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; SEPARATION;

GAS ABSORPTION;

EID: 80053251946     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.08.021     Document Type: Article

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