Comparison of cavitational activity in different configurations of sonochemical reactors using model reaction supported with theoretical simulations

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 178, Issue , 2011, Pages 384-390

  Csoka, Levente ^a   Katekhaye, Shital N ^b   Gogate, Parag R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST HUNGARY   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Additives; Intensification; Potassium iodide oxidation; Reactor configuration; Sonochemical reactors Cavitational activity

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; IRON; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

CAVITATIONAL ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; INTENSIFICATION; OPERATING CONDITION; POTASSIUM IODIDE OXIDATIONS; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; SONOCHEMICAL REACTORS; THEORETICAL SIMULATION;

SONOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84857658932     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.037     Document Type: Article

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