Enhancing evaporative mass transfer and steam stripping using microwave heating
The effect of microwave heating on evaporative mass transfer of hydrocarbons was investigated for a number of contaminated solid materials. The rate of oil removal could be rationalised by the velocity of steam that was created by selective heating of water within the solid. A single correlation was...
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| author | Ogunniran, Oluwatosin Binner, Eleanor Sklavounos, Angelique Robinson, John P. |
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| description | The effect of microwave heating on evaporative mass transfer of hydrocarbons was investigated for a number of contaminated solid materials. The rate of oil removal could be rationalised by the velocity of steam that was created by selective heating of water within the solid. A single correlation was found to fit 45 independent experiments across 10 separate variables, and the correlation was consistent with the physics of evaporative mass transfer. It is shown for the first time that steam stripping is the dominant mechanism that governs hydrocarbon removal during microwave processing. It was further discovered that mass transfer is enhanced due to microwave heating when compared to conventional stripping processes, with this improvement in efficiency due to the ability of the microwave process to overcome the channelling effects that limit conventional mass transfer processes. |
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| spelling | nottingham-415462020-05-04T18:36:29Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41546/ Enhancing evaporative mass transfer and steam stripping using microwave heating Ogunniran, Oluwatosin Binner, Eleanor Sklavounos, Angelique Robinson, John P. The effect of microwave heating on evaporative mass transfer of hydrocarbons was investigated for a number of contaminated solid materials. The rate of oil removal could be rationalised by the velocity of steam that was created by selective heating of water within the solid. A single correlation was found to fit 45 independent experiments across 10 separate variables, and the correlation was consistent with the physics of evaporative mass transfer. It is shown for the first time that steam stripping is the dominant mechanism that governs hydrocarbon removal during microwave processing. It was further discovered that mass transfer is enhanced due to microwave heating when compared to conventional stripping processes, with this improvement in efficiency due to the ability of the microwave process to overcome the channelling effects that limit conventional mass transfer processes. Elsevier 2017-03-02 Article PeerReviewed Ogunniran, Oluwatosin, Binner, Eleanor, Sklavounos, Angelique and Robinson, John P. (2017) Enhancing evaporative mass transfer and steam stripping using microwave heating. Chemical Engineering Science, 165 . pp. 147-153. ISSN 1873-4405 Steam stripping; Microwave heating; Mass transfer; Channelling http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009250917301719 doi:10.1016/j.ces.2017.03.003 doi:10.1016/j.ces.2017.03.003 |
| spellingShingle | Steam stripping; Microwave heating; Mass transfer; Channelling Ogunniran, Oluwatosin Binner, Eleanor Sklavounos, Angelique Robinson, John P. Enhancing evaporative mass transfer and steam stripping using microwave heating |
| title | Enhancing evaporative mass transfer and steam stripping using microwave heating |
| title_full | Enhancing evaporative mass transfer and steam stripping using microwave heating |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing evaporative mass transfer and steam stripping using microwave heating |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing evaporative mass transfer and steam stripping using microwave heating |
| title_short | Enhancing evaporative mass transfer and steam stripping using microwave heating |
| title_sort | enhancing evaporative mass transfer and steam stripping using microwave heating |
| topic | Steam stripping; Microwave heating; Mass transfer; Channelling |
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