[article]
Titre : |
Combined use of PEPT and ERT in the study of aluminum hydroxide precipitation |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Iwan Edwards, Auteur ; Sean A. Axon, Auteur ; Mostafa Barigou, Auteur ; Hugh Stitt, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2009 |
Article en page(s) : |
p 1019–1028 |
Note générale : |
chemical engineering |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Aluminum Hydroxide--Study |
Résumé : |
The application of multimodal tomographic techniques to the in situ study of the semibatch precipitation of aluminum hydroxide, an industrially important alumina precursor, has been developed. For the first time Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) and Positron Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT) have been used concomitantly to study precipitation and hydrodynamics. This combination of techniques allows a step change in our ability to understand industrial precipitation processes.
The semibatch precipitation of aluminum hydroxide was investigated in a stirred vessel operated with different configurations. Mixing conditions during semi batch precipitation have been shown to determine particle properties. Variables such as impeller design, power input, and feed location were used to provide different mixing conditions at the feed point where the reagents contact and precipitation takes place.
The mixing performance during precipitation can be analyzed using ERT, with information of how the feed plume is dispersed under different mixing conditions. The flow conditions in the feed region can be characterized using PEPT. Together, the techniques can establish how the feed plume is dissipated into the bulk fluid. |
in Industrial & engineering chemistry research > Vol. 48 N°2 (Janvier 2009) . - p 1019–1028
[article] Combined use of PEPT and ERT in the study of aluminum hydroxide precipitation [texte imprimé] / Iwan Edwards, Auteur ; Sean A. Axon, Auteur ; Mostafa Barigou, Auteur ; Hugh Stitt, Auteur . - 2009 . - p 1019–1028. chemical engineering Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Industrial & engineering chemistry research > Vol. 48 N°2 (Janvier 2009) . - p 1019–1028
Mots-clés : |
Aluminum Hydroxide--Study |
Résumé : |
The application of multimodal tomographic techniques to the in situ study of the semibatch precipitation of aluminum hydroxide, an industrially important alumina precursor, has been developed. For the first time Electrical Resistance Tomography (ERT) and Positron Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT) have been used concomitantly to study precipitation and hydrodynamics. This combination of techniques allows a step change in our ability to understand industrial precipitation processes.
The semibatch precipitation of aluminum hydroxide was investigated in a stirred vessel operated with different configurations. Mixing conditions during semi batch precipitation have been shown to determine particle properties. Variables such as impeller design, power input, and feed location were used to provide different mixing conditions at the feed point where the reagents contact and precipitation takes place.
The mixing performance during precipitation can be analyzed using ERT, with information of how the feed plume is dispersed under different mixing conditions. The flow conditions in the feed region can be characterized using PEPT. Together, the techniques can establish how the feed plume is dissipated into the bulk fluid. |
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