Abstract
In the present study, mass transfer coefficient data were obtained experimentally between a flowing electrolyte and the inner wall of an electrochemical flow reactor. The flow system consisted of an electrolyte as a continuous phase and kerosene as a dispersed phase. Mass transfer coefficient was obtained by using the limiting current technique. The influence of the added gas phase or fluidizing solids or both to the liquid–liquid flow on mass transfer coefficient was also studied in the present investigation. The resistance to the mass transfer is essentially due to the fluid film that forms on the electrode surface. In the case of the present system, an emulsion is formed by the immiscible mixture of electrolyte and kerosene which in turn appears as a thick film on the electrode surface. Because of this emulsified layer on the transfer surface, there is no significant enhancement in the mass transfer.
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