Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2025, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 542-551.DOI: 10.19894/j.issn.1000-0518.240273

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Mass Transfer Coefficient in a Pulsed Cross-Flow Sieve Plate Column for Phenol-Containing Wastewater System

Guang-Yin SUN1, Ya-Zhou LI1,2, Xiao-Yan LIU3, Long-Xiang LI1, Guo-Hua LYU4, Bo-Ren TAN2, Yong WANG2()   

  1. 1.College of Energy and Environmental Engineering,Hebei University of Engineering,Handan 056038,China
    2.National Engineering Research Center for Green Recycling of Strategic Metal Resources Technology,Institute of Process Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100190,China
    3.Shandong Qinghui Environmental Consulting Co. ,Ltd. ,Qingdao 266100,China
    4.Hebei Sinochem Xinbao Chemical Technology Co. ,Ltd. ,Handan 056500,China
  • Received:2024-08-27 Accepted:2025-03-08 Published:2025-04-01 Online:2025-05-14
  • Contact: Yong WANG
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22178350);the Major Research Plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(92262305)

Abstract:

The hydraulic properties and mass transfer characteristics of a pulsed cross-flow sieve plate extraction column were investigated with phenol-containing wastewater extraction system, and the separation of phenol was realized. The results show that dispersed-phase holdup (xd) decreases gradually with the increase of pulse intensity (Af) and then increases, and xd reaches the minimum value at the Af of 0.0126 m/s, the Sauter mean (d32) decreases with the Af increasing, and the d32 decreases to about 1.3 mm at the Af of 0.0272 m/s. With the increase of two-phase flow rate, the xd increases, but the phase flowrate has no significant effect on the d32. As the Af increases, the extraction efficiency of phenol decreases first and then increases, which finally reaches 98.96%. The mass transfer coefficient was obtained using the axial diffusion model, and a prediction model was developed. The average relative error between experimental and calculated results was less than 10%, which provide a fundamental help for the equipment design and application.

Key words: Cross-flow sieve plate extraction column, Pulse, Dispersed-phase holdup, Droplet size, Mass transfer coefficient

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