Design of cyclic fixed-bed adsorption processes. Part I: phenol adsorption on polymeric adsorbents

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · A.E.Ch.E. J.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.690311008· OSTI ID:6284413

Costa, C; Rodrigues, A

A model for the adsorption of phenol in a fixed bed of a polymeric adsorbent is developed. Model parameters (equilibrium parameters, capacity factor, axial dispersion, film mass transfer coefficient, and intraparticle effective diffusivity) are experimentally determined from independent experiments. Numerical solution of the model equations uses the method of lines with double orthogonal collocation in finite elements. The model is used for the prediction of breakthrough curves and is part of a package for the design of cyclic processes.

• Research Organization: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Porto
• OSTI ID: 6284413
• Journal Information: A.E.Ch.E. J.; (United States), Vol. 31:11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
PACKED BED
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PHENOLS
ADSORPTION
POLYMERS
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
ADSORBENTS
DIFFUSION
FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
MASS TRANSFER
ORTHOGONAL TRANSFORMATIONS
AROMATICS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SORPTION
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TRANSFORMATIONS
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