Effect of electrolytes in aqueous solutions on oxygen transfer in gas-liquid bubble columns

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2352-2360

  Baz Rodríguez, Sergio A ^a,b   Botello Alvarez, José E ^b   Estrada Baltazar, Alejandro ^b   Vilchiz Bravo, Luis E ^a   Padilla Medina, José A ^b   Miranda López, Rita ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aqueous electrolyte solutions; Bubble coalescence; Bubble columns; Hydrodynamics; Oxygen transfer

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COALESCENCE; ELECTROLYTES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; BUBBLE COALESCENCE; CRITICAL CONCENTRATION; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INORGANIC ELECTROLYTE; OXYGEN TRANSFER; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 84912525608     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2014.02.023     Document Type: Article

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