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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  2004, Vol. 5 Issue (6): 714-720    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2004.0714
Environmental Science     
Modeling of mass transfer characteristics of bubble column reactor with surfactant present
ZHAO Wei-rong, SHI Hui-xiang, WANG Da-hui
Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Abstract  Danckwert\'s method was used to determine the specific interfacial area, a, and the individual mass transfer coefficient, kL, during absorption of CO2 in a bubble column with an anionic surfactant in the carbonate-bicarbonate buffer solution and NaAsO2 as catalyst, the presence of which decreases the specific interfacial area and the individual mass transfer coefficient. The specific interfacial area and the individual mass transfer coefficient increase with increasing superficial gas velocity. The specific interfacial area decreases whereas the individual mass transfer coefficient increases with increasing temperature. The results of experiments were used to determine the dependence of a, kL, and kLa on the surface tension, the temperature of the absorption phase, and the superficial velocity of the gas. The calculated results from the correlation were found to be within 10% deviation from the actual experimental results.

Key wordsMass transfer coefficient      Surfactant      Bubble column reactor      Gas absorption     
Received: 27 March 2004     
CLC:  TQ018  
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ZHAO Wei-rong, SHI Hui-xiang, WANG Da-hui. Modeling of mass transfer characteristics of bubble column reactor with surfactant present. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 2004, 5(6): 714-720.

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