Abstract
The absorption process is strongly influenced by the effective mass transfer area. In this study the effective mass transfer area in gas-solid-liquid three-phase fluidized bed was determined, in a fluidizing column having an internal diameter of 0.14 m and a height of 1.10 m. The solid packing is made of plastic hollow spheres of 0.01 m diameter, with 415 m2/m3 geometric area and a density of 170 Kg/m3. The absorption of carbon dioxide from the air-carbon dioxide mixture with molar concentration of 0.05M, 0.08M and 0.1M CO2 into sodium hydroxide aqueous solutions of 0.5N and 1.0 N has been employed as test reaction. The experiments were conducted with liquid load changing from 6.49 to 16.24 m�/(m� h) and gas velocity of 1.1 m/s and 2.1 m/s. It was found that the effective mass transfer area increased both with the increase of the gas velocity and the increase of the liquid spray density. It has been observed that the effective mass transfer area in gas-solid-liquid three-phase fluidized bed absorber is from three to eight times higher than the geometric area of the solid packing. A mathematical correlation has been established in order to predict the effective mass transfer area,under the specified conditions, with a deviation of less than 5%.
Highlights
The absorption process is strongly influenced by the effective mass transfer area
It has been observed that the effective mass transfer area in gas-solid-liquid three-phase fluidized bed absorber is from three to eight times higher than the geometric area of the solid packing
In the last few years there has been a continuous development of absorption processes, both for technological purposes and for gas depollution processes due to the severity of the legislation imposed for the prevention of air and water pollution
Summary
The absorption process is strongly influenced by the effective mass transfer area. In this study the effective mass transfer area in gas-solid-liquid three-phase fluidized bed was determined, in a fluidizing column having an internal diameter of 0.14 m and a height of 1.10 m. It has been observed that the effective mass transfer area in gas-solid-liquid three-phase fluidized bed absorber is from three to eight times higher than the geometric area of the solid packing.
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