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To examine the scalability of a microreactor to the milli-scale, the liquid-liquid two-phase flow and mass transfer in a capillary reactor system were investigated. The flow pattern gradually transformed from a surface-force-controlled flow into a gravity-force-controlled flow with an increase of hydrodynamic diameter. In the T-mixer, the volumetric mass-transfer coefficient decreased and increased with an increase in the capillary diameter at low and high superficial liquid velocities, respectively. Because of the different mass-transfer mechanisms in the T-mixer and capillary, this scale-up effect became weaker in the capillary reactor system, particularly at a high superficial liquid velocity. A minimum 18% of mass was transferred in the T-mixer even at the milli-scale, suggesting the significant contribution of the T-mixer to mass transfer in the capillary reactor system. Empirical equations for predicting the volumetric mass-transfer coefficient of the T-mixer and the capillary reactor system in the hydrodynamic diameter range of 0.8-3.0 mm were formulated. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
ISSN: 0009-2509
Year: 2020
Volume: 226
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CAS Journal Grade:3
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