Mass Transfer Phenomena Of Partially Miscible Liquids Under Liquid-Liquid Slug Flow In A Circular Microchannel

Widianto, Aloisiyus Yuli and Lorenza, Virginia and Clarisa, Cindy and Valentino, Reynaldo and Elfa, Caroline and Sapei, Lanny (2024) Mass Transfer Phenomena Of Partially Miscible Liquids Under Liquid-Liquid Slug Flow In A Circular Microchannel. Chemical Engineering Research and Design. ISSN 0263-8762 (In Press)

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Abstract

Microreactors have been demonstrated to become an effective tool for increasing mass and heat transfer in heterogeneous chemical processes that are unachievable in batch or continuous stirred tank reactors. The key to superior performance is the availability of a large specific surface area (A/V) in the microsystem for mass and heat transfer between phases. Among the flow patterns generated in the two-phase liquid-liquid flow, slug is an ideal flow with a high stability characteristic, regular velocity, and uniform dimension throughout a microchannel system. The flow behavior gives slugs great potential to increase mass and heat transfer between phases, so optimizing the utilization of microreactors in many chemical process applications needs an in-depth understanding of the liquid-liquid hydrodynamic. Therefore, the current work aims to determine the mass transfer coefficient under liquid-liquid slug flow and the influence of slug dimensions, channel material, volumetric flow rate, and the flow rate ratio of the organic-aqueous phase on the mass transfer coefficient. The experiments were performed in 1 mm (ID) circular PTFE and silicone tubes, with a 30-40 ml/hour flow rate, and sodium hydroxide concentrations of 0.1, 0.13, and 0.15 M were used. The results exhibit that the most prominent overall mass transfer coefficient was 0.121/s, attained at 0.15 M sodium hydroxide concentration, with 40 ml/hour total discharge within the silicone channel. Microchannels generated smaller slug sizes at a higher aqueous phase flow rate than the organic phase. The smaller size provided a large specific surface area (A/V) for enhancing the mass transfer coefficient.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering > Department of Chemical Engineering
Depositing User:	Aloysius Yuli W, 61141
Date Deposited:	18 Mar 2024 04:04
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2024 04:04
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/46128

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