Effect of foam stirrer design on the catalytic performance of rotating foam stirrer reactors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 207-208, Issue , 2012, Pages 209-217

  Leon, M A ^a   Geers, P ^a   Nijhuis, T A ^a   van der Schaaf, J ^a   Schouten, J C ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mass transfer; Multiphase reactor; Solid foams

Indexed keywords

BLADE CONFIGURATIONS; CATALYST SEPARATION; CATALYST SURFACES; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; FOAM BLOCKS; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROPS; INTERFACIAL AREAS; LAMINAR REGIME; LIQUID CIRCULATION; LIQUID SOLIDS; LIQUID-SOLID MASS TRANSFER; LOCAL MEASUREMENT; MODEL REACTIONS; MULTI-PHASE REACTOR; POWER INPUT; PRODUCTION RATES; RUSHTON; SLURRY REACTOR; SLURRY SYSTEM; SOLID FOAM; STIRRER DESIGN; STIRRER REACTORS;

CATALYSTS; MASS TRANSFER; REACTION RATES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STYRENE;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84866870681     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.06.053     Document Type: Article

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