Liquid-solid mass transfer in a rotating packed bed reactor with structured foam packing

A rotating packed bed(RPB) reactor has substantially potential for the process intensification of heterogeneous catalytic reactions. However, the scarce knowledge of the liquid–solid mass transfer in the RPB reactor is a barrier for its design and scale-up. In this work, the liquid–solid mass transfer in a RPB reactor installed with structured foam packing was experimentally studied using copper dissolution by potassium dichromate. Effects of rotational speed, liquid and gas volumetric flow rate on the liquid–solid mass transfer coefficient(kLS) have been investigated. The correlation for predicting kLSwas proposed, and the deviation between the experimental and predicted values was within±12%. The liquid–solid volumetric mass transfer coefficient(kLSaLS) ranged from 0.04–0.14 1^-1, which was approximately 5 times larger than that in the packed bed reactor. This work lays the foundation for modeling of the RPB reactor packed with structured foam packing for heterogeneous catalytic reaction.

Gas–liquid flow mass transfer in a T-shape microreactor stimulated with 1.7 MHz ultrasound waves

This paper describes the application of ultrasound waves on hydrodynamics and mass transfer characteristics in the gas–liquid flow in a T-shape microreactor with a diameter of 800 μm. A 1.7 MHz piezoelectric transducer(PZT) was employed to induce the vibration in this microreactor. Liquid side volumetric mass transfer coefficients were measured by physical and chemical methods of CO_2 absorption into water and Na OH solution. The approach of absorption of CO_2 into a 1 mol·L^(-1) Na OH solution was used for analysis of interfacial areas. With the help of a photography system, the fluid flow patterns inside the microreactor were analyzed. The effects of superficial liquid velocity, initial concentration of Na OH, superficial CO_2 gas velocity and length of microreactor on the mass transfer rate were investigated. The comparison between sonicated and plain microreactors(microreactor with and without ultrasound) shows that the ultrasound wave irradiation has a significant effect on kLa and interfacial area at various operational conditions. For the microreactor length of 12 cm, ultrasound waves improved kLa and interfacial area about 21% and 22%, respectively. From this study, it can be concluded that ultrasound wave irradiation in microreactor has a great effect on the mass transfer rate. This study suggests a new enhancement technique to establish high interfacial area and kLa in microreactors.

Ionic liquids as efficient phase-transfer catalysts for the solid base-promoted monoalkylation of diethyl malonate

Ionic liquids （ILs） based on 1,3-dialkylimidazolium and tetraalkylammonium cations were employed as a series of efficient, environmentally benign phase-transfer catalysts （PTCs） for the base-promoted monoalkylation of diethyl malonate. The influence of various heterogeneous bases on yields was studied. Good yields and high selectivity were obtained. Solvent-free, mild reaction condition, short reaction time, and easy purification were the merits of this method. The catalytic system （IL-hase） could also be recycled after the extraction of products with ether.

Effect of SDBS on interfacial electron transfer at the liquid/liquid interface by thin layer method

The effect of an adsorbed anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate （SDBS） on electron transfer （ET） reaction between ferricyanide aqueous solution and decamethylferrocene （DMFc） located on the adjacent organic phase was investigated for the first time by thin layer method. The adsorption of SDBS at the interface resulted in a decay in the cathodic plateau current of bimolecular reaction with increasing concentrations of SDBS in aqueous phase. However, the rate constant of electron transfer （ket） increased monotonically as the SDBS concentrations increased from 0 to 200 p, moFL. The experimental results showed that SDBS formed patches on the interface and influenced the structure of electrical double layer. 2009 Xiao Quan Lu. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All rights reserved.

MASS TRANSFER TO LIQUID-LIQUID INTERFACE

Experiments have been done on mass transfer to a liquid-liquid interface on which inert gas bubbles are sparged.To simulate the pyrometallurgy system of melten slag-metal(or matte),aqueous solution-mercury(or zinc amalgam) system was used.The mass transfer coefficients of indicator ions as a function of bubble parameters have been determined.The experimental results show satisfactory agreement with the mass transfer model proposed Previously.

High-Resolution Heat Transfer Coefficients Measurement for Jet Impingement Using Thermochromic Liquid Crystals

A high-resolution testing technique named liquid crystal thermography is used for the experimental study on jet array impingement to map out the distribution of heat transfer coefficients on the cooling surface. Effects of the impingement distance, the impinging hole arrangement and the initial crossflow on heat transfer characteristics are investigated. The thermal images show truly the features of local heat transfer for each jet impingement cooling. The applications of thermochromic liquid crystal are successful in the qualitative and quantitative measurement for heat transfer coefficients distribution.

HYSTERESIS OF GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER IN A TRICKLE BED REACTOR

1 INTRODUCTIONTrickle bed reactors are widely used in the process industry,particularly in petroleumhydroprocessing operations,and have been extensively studied by chemical engineers.In atrickle bed reactor,the gas and liquid flow cocurrently down through the packed bedand undergo chemical reactions.However,there exist multiple hydrodynamic stateswhich correspond to either uniform or,in most cases,nonuniform radial distributionof the gas and liquid flows in the packed section.Moreover,the hydrodynamic state

CORRELATION BETWEEN HYSTERESIS OF GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER AND LIQUID DISTRIBUTION IN A TRICKLE BED

The hysteresis of gas-liquid mass transfer rate and the corresponding radial liquiddistribution in a trickle bed reactor are measured to provide evidence for the correlation between thesetwo behaviors.Experimental results indicate that the hysteresis of gas-liquid mass transfer originatesfrom the nonuniformity of the hydrodynamic state of gas-liquid flow and the radial maldistributionof local kgia corresponds very well to the radial maldistribution of liquid flow in the bed.The localliquid flow rate is also found to be nonuniform in the azimuthal direction.In view of maldistributedliquid flow even in the pulsing flow regime,the conventional plug flow model seems oversimplifiedfor describing the behavior of a trickle bed.

Investigation of the Lipophilicity of 2-Benzoylpyridine-Thiosemicarbazone Based on the Ion Transfer across the Liquid/Liquid Interface

The ion transfer reaction of 2-benzoylpyridine-thiosemicarbazone (HL), which has antimicrobial and antifungal properties and anticancer activity, has been studied to determine its lipophilicity by cyclic voltammetry at the water/1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCE) interface. The physicochemical parameters such as standard partition coefficient (lgPI)andthestandardGibbsenergyoftransfer("G0tr,,wI "o)oftheprotonatedformoftheligandwere measured asa function of pH in aqueous phase. The protonated form of the ligand exhibited reversible or quasi-reversible voltammograms at the1,2-DCEintherangeofpH1-5.Theprotonationconstantsoftheligand,pKa1andpKa2,weredeterminedspectrophotometrically and were found to be 12.14 and 3.24, respectively. The standard Gibbs energy of transfer ("G0tr,,wN" o) and the partition coefficient of neutral species (lgPN) were also determined by the shake-flask method. The standard Gibbs energy of transfer of this compound across the water/1,2-DCE interface was evaluated as the quantitative measure of its lipophilicity. The difference between lgPI and lgPN was related to the degree of charge delocalization and was used to evaluate qualitatively the lipophilicity of the ligand.

Recovery of carbon monoxide from flue gases by reactive absorption in ionic liquid imidazolium chlorocuprate(I): Mass transfer coefficients

Recovery of carbon monoxide from flue gases by selective absorption of carbon monoxide in an imidazolium chlorocuprate（l） ionic liquid is considered in this work as an alternative to the use of molecular volatile solvents such as aromatic hydrocarbons. The present work evaluates the CO mass transfer rates from the gas phase to the ionic liquid solutions in the absence of chemical reaction. To that end, carbon dioxide was employed as an inert model gas and absorption experiments were performed to assess the influence of different process variables in a batch reactor with fiat gas-liquid interface. The experimental mass transfer coefficients showed significant var- iation with temperature, （3.4-10.9） × 10^-7 m·s^-1 between 293 and 313 K; stirring speed, （10.2- 33.1）× 10^-7 m.s 1 between 100 and 300 r·min^-1; and concentration of copper（1）, （6.6-10.2） × 10^-7 m·s^-1 between 0.25 and 2 mol· L^- 1. In addition, the mass transfer coefficients were eventually found to follow a poten- tial proportionality of the type kL ∝μ^-0.5 and the dimensionless correlation that makes the estimation of the mass transfer coefficients possible in the studied range of process variables was obtained： Sh=10^-2.64 Re^1.07 , Sc^0.75,These results constitute the first step in the kinetic analysis of the reaction between CO and imidazolium chlorocuprate（I） ionic liquid that determines the design of the separation units.

Skin friction and heat transfer of liquid jet over a continuous moving horizontal hot plate

The skin friction and heat transfer occurring in the laminar boundary layerwhich caused by a vertical liquid jet impinging on a continuously moving horizontal plate werestudied. Similarity solutions for shear stress and heat distribution were obtained by using thehooting technique. The results show that the skin friction decreases with an increase of velocityparameter, the evolving of thermal boundary decrease with increasing in Prandtl number, but increasewith increasing of velocity parameter.

Heat transfer for Marangoni convection over a vapor-liquid interface due to an imposed temperature gradient

A similarity analysis for Marangoni convection induced flow over a vapor-liquid interface due to an imposed temperature gradient was carried out. The analysis assumes that the surface tension varies linearly with temperature but the temperature variation is a power law function of the location. The similarity solutions are presented numerically and the associated transfer characteristics are discussed.

THE STUDY ON THE MASS TRANSFER MECHANISM OF EUROPIUM ION THROUGH LIQUID SURFACTANT MEMBRANES

The transfer of trivalent europium ion in a liquid surfactant membrane system is investigated in order toclarify the characteristics of liquid membrane separation process and the availability of this technique forrecovering trivalent lanthanides and actinides.A layered structure model for the emulsion globule is sug-gested.The equations describing the relationship among the effective membrane thickness,the time andother factors are derived and verified experimentally.Results show that under certain conditions the decreas-ing concentration of europium ion in the external phase is proportional to the square root of the time,the acidity of the internal phase and the carrier concentration in the membrane phase.The membrane phase consists of kerosene（solvent）,Span-80（surfactant）and di-（2-ethylhexyl） phosphoricacid（HDEHP,carrier）.The internal phase is dilute nitric acid and the external phase is aqueous solu-tion containing Eu（NO3）3.The mass transfer rate of europium in this system is high and the recovery ofeuropium may be more than 99%.

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Acrylonitrile in Ionic Liquids

The controllable molecular weight and polydispersity of polyacrylonitriles(PANs) were synthesized in ionic liquids(ILs) by atom transfer radical polymerization(ATRP) using ethyl-2 bromopropionate(EPN-Br) as initiator and CuBr/pentamethyldiethylenetria-mine(PMDETA) as catalyst.The polydispersity index(PDI) in the ATRP of acrylonitriel(AN) in ILs is lower than 1.3.From the polymerization kinetics,plots of ln([M]0/[M]) with time show a linear dependence at the early stage of polymerization while the deviation is observed with the conversion rate increasing.The polymerization rate in ILs,especially in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride([bmim]Cl),is higher than that in N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF).The polymerization rate increased and the average molecular weight decreased with temperature increasing.The polymerization rate,molecular weight and PDI varied with the variation of [AN]0:[EPN-Br]0:[CuBr]0:[PMDETA]0 ratio in the experimental range,the polymerization of AN in [bmim]Cl displayed living polymerization characteristics.Moreover,the catalyst and ILs are easily isolated from the polymer and reused.

Heat transfer of liquid metal alloy on copper plate deposited with film of different surface free energy

Liquid metal alloys(LMAs) are the potential candidates of thermal interface materials(TIMs) for electronics cooling.In the present work, buffer layers of Ag, Ti, Cu, Ni, Mo, and W were deposited on polished Cu plates by DC magnetron sputtering, the contact angles of de-ionized water and diiodomethane on the buffer layers were measured by an easy drop shape analyzer and the surface free energies(SFEs) of the buffer layers were calculated by the Owens–Wendt–Kaelble equation. Samples were prepared by sandwiching the filmed Cu plates and LMAs. The thermal properties of the samples were measured by laser flash analysis method. The SFE of the buffer layer has a strong influence on the interface heat transfer, whereas the measurement temperature has no obvious effect on the thermal properties of the samples. As the SFE of the buffer layer increases, the wettability, thermal diffusivity, and thermal conductivity are enhanced, and the thermal contact resistance is decreased.

Extraction of Neodymium by Emulsion-Liquid-Membrane within Hollow-Fiber-contactor and Its Mass Transfer Properties

A non-dispersive extraction technique, using an emulsion liquid membrane within a hollow-fiber-contactor for the extraction and enrichment of Nd^3＋ from the dilute feed aqueous, was applied. The emulsion system is consisted of span80 [ sorbitian monooleate], paraffin oil, D2EHPA [ 2-（ 2-ethylhexyl- phosphonic acid）], kerosene as well as HCl solution. The extraction under various conditions such as the span80 concentrations, the flow rate of aqueous, the extraction time and HCl concentrations in receiving phase were studied. Results show that the lower the flow rates of aqueous are, the higher the extraction percentage and enrichment-fold are, and the extraction percentage increases with the increasing of HCl concentrations. When the initial Nd^3＋ concentration in feed is maintained at 1000 mg· L^-1 and the emulsion is recycled with 70 times by a counter-flow,

Internal Heat Transfer Characteristics of Lamilloy Configurations

A transient measurement technique by using narrow-band thermochromic liquid crystal （TLC） is employed to determine temperature and heat transfer coefficient （HTC） distribution on inner surfaces of the typical lamilloy configurations. With this technique, both local HTC distribution and average HTC distribution could be obtained. The experimental results indicate that the variation of the porosity ratio, the one that the area of impingement holes divided by that of the plate, has a great effect on the HTC distribution on the inner surfaces. Heat exchange of inner surfaces varies directly as the porosity ratio. The impingement Reynolds number ranges from 20 000 to 50 000. The average HTC of inner surfaces bears a linear relationship with the Reynolds number.

Effect of inclined ribs on heat transfer coefficient in stationary square channel

The main objective of this research is to study the effect of rib arrangement on the distributions of the local heat transfer coefficient in a stationary channel. In this study, the ribs with square cross section were used to place on two side walls for study. The rib height-to-hydraulic diameter ratio （e/Dh） and the rib pitch- to-height （p/e） ratio were fixed at 0.133 and 10, respectively. Three different types of rib arrangement for inclined ribs, V-shaped ribs and inverted V-shaped ribs were investigated. The rib angle of attack （α） was varied from 30° to 90° for inclined ribs and 45° and 60° for both V-shaped and inverted V-shaped ribs, and compared at constant Reynolds number Re =30000. Thermal Liquid Crystal sheet was applied for evaluating the heat transfer distributions. The results showed that the average Nusselt number on surface with rib inclined angle at 60°, 45°, and 60° V-shaped ribs was improved up to about 20%, 25% and 30% higher than case of angle 90° and the rib inclined angle at 60° V-shaped ribs provided the highest Nusselt number covering largest area when compared to the other cases.

Interphase Mass Transfer in G-L-S Magnetically Stabilized Bed with Amorphous Alloy SRNA-4 Catalyst

Gas-liquid (G-L) and liquid-solid (L-S) mass transfer coefficients were characterized in a gas-liquid-solid (G-L-S) three-phase magnetically stabilized bed (MSB) using amorphous alloy SRNA-4 as the solid phase. Effects such as superficial liquid velocity, superficial gas velocity, magnetic strength, liquid viscosity, and particle size were investigated. Experimental results indicated that the G-L volumetric mass transfer coefficients (KLa) increased along with the magnetic strength, superficial gas and liquid velocities. Proper increase of liquid viscosity promoted KLa only in the range of lower liquid viscosity. The external magnetic field made L-S mass transfer coefficients (Ks) in the G-L-S MSB lower than those of conventional fluidized beds. Ks in the MSB almost kept constant as the su- perficial liquid velocity and superficial gas velocity increased and decreased with the liquid viscosity and surface tension, while increased with the particle size Ks showed uniform axial and radial distributions except of small de- creases close to the wall. Dimensionless correlations were established to estimate KLa and Ks of the MSB with SRNA-4 catalysts , which showed the average error of 5.4% and 2.5% respectively.