Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.39, No.12, 5003-5011, 2000
Absorption of nitrogen oxides in columns equipped with low-pressure drops structured packings
The absorption of nitrogen oxides was investigated experimentally in a column equipped with HelieR structured packing for different values of operative conditions (NOxd inlet concentration, specific gas, and liquid flow rate). The experimental data were compared with the absorption efficiency predicted by three models, the first obtained by the open literature and the others developed in this work. Some conclusions about the relative importance of the different mass-transfer mechanisms involving the absorption process were deduced.