ABSORPTION OF TWO GASES ACCOMPANIED BY CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN THEMSELVES IN LIQUID

ABSORPTION OF TWO GASES ACCOMPANIED BY CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN THEMSELVES IN LIQUID

ABSTRACT

    Absorption of two or more gases with or without chemical reaction in a liquid medium is commonly encountered in chemical industry. The information in the literature in this field is limited and the design procedures are usually not specified. An attempt has been made here to compile the necessary information systematically and suggest procedures of design for some systems which have hitherto not been considered. The given case of absorption of two gases accompanied by chemical reaction between themselves in the liquid phase have been considered along with suitable industrially important examples.
    In the above case, an analysis of the basic problems based on the film theory model, is attempted. The analytical solutions have been derived to predict the effect of the chemical reaction on the rate of absorption of each of the gases. The conditions under which any set of equations is likely to be valid are specified. The effect of the presence of one gas on the rate of absorption of the second gas is discussed.