Liquid packed columns

So far, we have considered only mass transfer within a single phase - that is, mass transfer between fluids and solid surfaces. For gas absorption and desorption, in which mass transfer takes place between a gas and a liquid, packed columns are extensively used, while bubble columns and sparged stirred vessels are used mainly for gas-liquid reactions or aerobic fermentation. As the latter types of equipment are discussed fully in Chapter 7, we shall, at this point, describe only the performance of packed columns. 

The object of this study was to characterize the flow and to measure the hold-up and axial dispersion coefficients of the fluid phases (water-nitrogen) in a countercurrent gas-liquid packed column, operating under a pressure up to 1.5 MPa. 

Stichlmair, J., Bravo, J.L., and Fair, J.R. (1989), General model for prediction of pressure drop and capacity of countercurrent gas/liquid packed columns, Gas Separation Purification, 3(March) 19-28. 

Siemens SiChromat 1- 4 (single oven) SiChromat 2- 8 (dual oven) for multidimensional GC Yes Yes EID ECD ETD EPD TCD Helium detector 1. Liquid-liquid packed columns 2. Split-splitless 3. Temperature programmable 4. On-column 5. Liquid injector valve on-line 6. Gas injection valve 7. Rotary as injection valve No No Yes Yes - Yes/Yes No... 

This method uses a short, packed column that generally produces a poor resolution of chromatographic peaks. The liquid-liquid extraction used to extract the trihalomethanes is nonselective. Besides the trihalomethanes, a wide range of nonpolar and polar organic constituents, such as benzene and... 

Kovat s retention index (p. 575) liquid-solid adsorption chromatography (p. 590) longitudinal diffusion (p. 560) loop injector (p. 584) mass spectrum (p. 571) mass transfer (p. 561) micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (p. 606) micelle (p. 606) mobile phase (p. 546) normal-phase chromatography (p. 580) on-column injection (p. 568) open tubular column (p. 564) packed column (p. 564) peak capacity (p. 554)... 

Graham, R. C. Robertson, J. K. Analysis of Trihalomethanes in Soft Drinks, /. Chem. Educ. 1988, 65, 735-737. Trihalomethanes are extracted from soft drinks using a liquid-liquid extraction with pentane. Samples are analyzed using a packed column containing 20% OV-101 on 80/100 mesh Gaschrom Q equipped with an electron capture detector. 

The Liquid Phase. The stationary phase in an open tubular column is generally coated or chemically bonded to the wall of the capillary column in the same way the phase is attached to the support of a packed column. These are called nonbonded and bonded phases, respectively. In capillary columns there is no support material or column packing. 

A study of industrial apphcatious by Taylor, Kooijmau, and Woodman [IChemE. Symp. Ser. Distillation and Absorption 1992, A415-A427 (1992)] concluded that rate-based models are particularly desirable when simulating or designing (1) packed columns, (2) systems with strongly uonide liquid solutions, (3) systems with trace compo-... 

Packed columns must be provided with good initial distribution of liquid across the column cross section and redistribution of liquid at various height intei vals that decrease with increasing column diameter. A wide variety of distributors and redistributors are available. Packed columns should be considered when ... 

High recovery of a volatile component by a batch operation is required. Liquid holdup is much lower in a packed column. 

Selection of Equipment Packed columns usually are chosen for very corrosive materials, for liquids that foam badly, for either small-or large-diameter towers involving veiy low allowable pressure drops, and for small-scale operations requiring diameters of less than 0.6 m (2 ft). The type of packing is selected on the basis of resistance to corrosion, mechanical strength, capacity for handling the required flows, mass-transfer efficiency, and cost. Economic factors are discussed later in this sec tion. 

Packed column Countercurrent, cocurrent Differential Liquid and/or gas Absorption, rectification, stripping, humidification, dehi i midi ficati o n... 

Introduction Packed columns for gas-liquid contacting are used extensively for absorption, stripping, and distillation operations. Usually the columns are filled with a randomly oriented packing material, but for an increasing number of applications the packing is very care-... 

If the packing surface is discontinuous in nature, a phase inversion occurs, and gas oubbles through the liquid. The column is not unstable and can be brought back to gas-phase continuous operation by merely reducing the gas rate. Analogously to the flooding condition, the pressure drop rises rapidly as phase inversion occurs. 

For total-reflux distillations carried out in packed columns, regions of loading and flooding are identified by their effects on mass-transfer efficiency, as shown in Fig. 14-47. Gas and liquid rate increase... 

Example 13 Packed Column Pressure Drop Air and water are flowing coiinterciirrently through a bed of 2-inch metal Pali rings. The air mass velocity is 2.03 kg/s-m (1500 Ihs/hr-fd), and the liquid mass velocity is 12.20 kg/s-m (9000 Ihs/hr-fr). Calculate the pressure drop hy the generalized pres-... 

Liquid Holdup Three modes of liquid holdup in packed columns are recognized ... 

Liquid Dispersion Spray columns are used with slurries or when the reaction product is a solid. The absorption of SO9 by a hme slurry is an example. In the treatment of phosphate rock with sulfuric acid, offgases contain HF and SiF4. In a spray column with water, solid particles of fluorosilic acid are formed but do not harm the spray operation. The coefficient /cl in spray columns is about the same as in packed columns, but the spray interfacial area is much lower. Considerable backmixing of the gas also takes place, which helps to make the spray volumetri-caUy inefficient. Deentrainment at the outlet usually is needed. 

Ah.soi ption. Sec. 4, Thermodynamics and Sec. 18, Liquid Gas Systems. For plate columns, see Sec. 18, Gas-Liquid Contacting Plate Columns. For packed columns, see Sec. 18, Gas-Liquid Contacting Packed Columns. ... 

Calculation of column diameter (for packed columns, this is usually based on flooding conditions, and, for plate columns, on the optimum gas velocity or the liquid-handling capacity of the plate)... 

Trimethylsilyl trifluoromethane (trifluoromethyl trimethylsilane) [81290-20-2] M 142.2, b 54-55°, 55-55.5°, d 0.962, n 1.332. Purified by distilling from trap to trap in a vacuum of 20mm using a bath at 45° and Dry ice-Me2CO bath for the trap. The liquid in the trap is then washed with ice cold H2O (3x), the top layer is collected, dried (Na2S04), the liquid was decanted and fractionated through a helices packed column at atmospheric pressure. H, C, F, and Si NMR can be used for assessing the purity of fractions. [Tetrahedron Lett 25 2195 1984 J Org Chem 56 984 1991.]... 

L = Fractionator liquid rate, Ib/hr or packed column liquid rate, Ibs/fLsec... 

Katz et fl/.[l] searched the literature for data that could be used to identify the pertinent dispersion equation for a packed column in liquid chromatography. As a result of the search, no data was found that had been measured with the necessary accuracy and precision and under the sufficiently diverse solute/mobile phase conditions required to meet the second criteria given above. It became obvious that a... 

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