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

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2020.06.038

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2020, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (10): 2507-2512.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.06.038

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

Yazhao Liu^1,2, Zhi hao Li^1,2, Guangwen Chu^1,2, Lei Shao^1,2, Yong Luo^1,2, Jianfeng Chen^1,2

1 Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, Beijing 100029, China;
2 State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

Received:2019-12-06 Revised:2020-06-22 Online:2020-12-03 Published:2020-10-28
Contact: Yong Luo
Supported by:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21676009 and 21725601).

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

Yazhao Liu^1,2, Zhi hao Li^1,2, Guangwen Chu^1,2, Lei Shao^1,2, Yong Luo^1,2, Jianfeng Chen^1,2

1 Research Center of the Ministry of Education for High Gravity Engineering and Technology, Beijing 100029, China;
2 State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

通讯作者: Yong Luo
基金资助:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21676009 and 21725601).

Abstract

Abstract: 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 (k_LS) have been investigated. The correlation for predicting k_LS was proposed, and the deviation between the experimental and predicted values was within ±12%. The liquid-solid volumetric mass transfer coefficient (k_LSa_LS) 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.

Key words: Rotating packed bed, Liquid-solid mass transfer, Structured foam packing, Process intensification

摘要： 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 (k_LS) have been investigated. The correlation for predicting k_LS was proposed, and the deviation between the experimental and predicted values was within ±12%. The liquid-solid volumetric mass transfer coefficient (k_LSa_LS) 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.

关键词: Rotating packed bed, Liquid-solid mass transfer, Structured foam packing, Process intensification

Yazhao Liu, Zhi hao Li, Guangwen Chu, Lei Shao, Yong Luo, Jianfeng Chen. Liquid-solid mass transfer in a rotating packed bed reactor with structured foam packing[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020, 28(10): 2507-2512.

Yazhao Liu, Zhi hao Li, Guangwen Chu, Lei Shao, Yong Luo, Jianfeng Chen. Liquid-solid mass transfer in a rotating packed bed reactor with structured foam packing[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2020, 28(10): 2507-2512.

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