Evaluation of a rotating packed bed equipped with blade packings for methanol and 1-butanol removal |
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Authors: | Chia-Chang Lin Yu-Chiao Lin Shu-Ching Chen Ling-Jung Hsu |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC |
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Abstract: | Absorption removal of methanol and 1-butanol from gaseous streams with water was investigated in the RPB equipped with blade packings. The removal efficiency (E) of methanol and 1-butanol was found to increase with the RPB speed and the liquid flow rate but decrease with the gas flow rate. Also, the overall volumetric gas-side mass transfer coefficient (KGa) for methanol and 1-butanol absorption was observed to increase with the RPB speed, the gas flow rate, and the liquid flow rate. According to the obtained dependence of KGa on the gas and liquid flow rates, the mass transfer in methanol and 1-butanol absorption was observed to be controlled primarily by the gas-side mass transfer. Furthermore, the height of a transfer unit (HTU) for methanol and 1-butanol absorption decreased with the RPB speed and the liquid flow rate but increased with the gas flow rate. The obtained results demonstrated that mass transfer efficiency of the RPB equipped with blade packing was comparable to that of a hollow fiber absorber. Consequently, the RPB equipped with blade packings has a great potential in the removal of alkanols from the exhausted gases. |
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Keywords: | Rotating packed bed Absorption Mass transfer VOCs Blade packings |
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