ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Solvent diffusion from spheres at constant mass-transfer Fourier number, FoM, in a single continuous-flow stirred tank (CFST) and in a series of CFSTs is simulated. A transfer efficiency is defined and transfer efficiency curves are constructed as a function of FoM and the residence time distribution of the spheres in the system. The fraction of solvent removed from the spheres in a series of CFSTs can be approximated using the transfer efficiency curves and knowledge of the operating conditions in each tank. The usefulness of the curves to predict solvent removal from polymer spheres under pilot-plant conditions is examined.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690360706
