Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
688225 Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 2007 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

An equilibrium stage approach is taken to modelling the performance of a continuous foam fractionation column with reflux. Such an approach has been facilitated by recent developments in the understanding of pneumatic columns of foam that allow liquid rates within the rising column of foam to be predicted with confidence. It is shown that the recovery of surfactant into the product stream increases monotonically with increasing reflux ratio but this is at the expense of reduced product rate.

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