Design Cum Performance Equation for a Reactor Type Adsorption Unit

Authors

  • M. A. Islam Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
  • M. S. I. Mozumder Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
  • M. M. R. Khan Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v1i3.2592

Keywords:

Adsorption, Unit design, Reactor, Optimal Operation, Dosage, Coefficient of utilization.

Abstract

The conventional method for designing a fixed bed adsorption unit has been discussed. The method is based on the data obtained from an adsorption column test. The characterization of an adsorption system, however, is performed in a laboratory batch experiment. It is shown that the conventional method does not make proper use of the physico-chemical parameters of an adsorption system determined by batch test. Also the method fails to predict the performance of an adsorption unit, if the operating condition differs from that under which the column test has been conducted for design purposes. New design equation has been proposed for both ‘Constantly Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR)’ and ‘Plug Flow Reactor (PFR)’ type adsorption units. The equation predicts the performance of a reactor type adsorption unit under varying operating conditions. The proposed method is based only on the data obtained in batch experiment.

Keywords: Adsorption; Unit design; Reactor; Optimal Operation, Dosage; Coefficient of utilization.

© 2009 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.

DOI: 10.3329/jsr.v1i3.2592     J. Sci. Res. 1 (3), 450-460 (2009)


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Author Biographies

M. A. Islam, Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet

M. A. Islam

Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh

 

M. S. I. Mozumder, Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet

M. S. I. Mozumder

Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh

 

M. M. R. Khan, Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet

M. M. R. Khan

Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh

 

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Published

2009-08-29

How to Cite

Islam, M. A., Mozumder, M. S. I., & Khan, M. M. R. (2009). Design Cum Performance Equation for a Reactor Type Adsorption Unit. Journal of Scientific Research, 1(3), 450–460. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v1i3.2592

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Section A: Physical and Mathematical Sciences

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