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Shi Y, Wu S, Ren H, Jin M, Wang L, Qiao N, Yu D. Computational fluid dynamics and factor analysis of a novel swirling demulsified airlift loop reactor for the treatment of refined soybean oil wastewater. Bioresour Technol 2020; 296:122316. [PMID: 31677403 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
A swirling demulsified airlift loop reactor (SD-ALR) was developed for the treatment of oily wastewater with yeasts. Computational fluid dynamics simulations showed that the gas holdup and liquid velocity gradient in the SD-ALR were 2.9% and 0.37 m/s higher than those in the traditional airlift loop reactor. The optimization results of the swirling demulsifier showed that the optimal number and elevation angle of the blades were 8 and 45°, and the optimal installation position was 150 mm from the bottom of the draft tube. The results of treating refined soybean oil wastewater in the SD-ALR showed that the wastewater treatment time was decreased by 8 h, and the removals of chemical oxygen demand and oil content increased by 5.10% ± 0.02% and 9.55% ± 0.40%, respectively, compared with those in the traditional airlift loop reactor. A volumetric mass transfer coefficient model was established for SD-ALR and oily wastewater.
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- Yunfen Shi
- Sci-Tech Center for Clean Conversion and High-valued Utilization of Biomass, Jilin Province, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China; School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
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- Sci-Tech Center for Clean Conversion and High-valued Utilization of Biomass, Jilin Province, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China; School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
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- Sci-Tech Center for Clean Conversion and High-valued Utilization of Biomass, Jilin Province, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China; School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
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- Sci-Tech Center for Clean Conversion and High-valued Utilization of Biomass, Jilin Province, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China; School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
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- Sci-Tech Center for Clean Conversion and High-valued Utilization of Biomass, Jilin Province, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China; School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
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- Sci-Tech Center for Clean Conversion and High-valued Utilization of Biomass, Jilin Province, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China
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- Sci-Tech Center for Clean Conversion and High-valued Utilization of Biomass, Jilin Province, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China; School of Chemical Engineering, Northeast Electric Power University, Jilin 132012, China.
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Guo X, Yao L, Huang Q. Aeration and mass transfer optimization in a rectangular airlift loop photobioreactor for the production of microalgae. Bioresour Technol 2015; 190:189-195. [PMID: 25958141 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.04.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Revised: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Effects of superficial gas velocity and top clearance on gas holdup, liquid circulation velocity, mixing time, and mass transfer coefficient are investigated in a new airlift loop photobioreactor (PBR), and empirical models for its rational control and scale-up are proposed. In addition, the impact of top clearance on hydrodynamics, especially on the gas holdup in the internal airlift loop reactor, is clarified; a novel volume expansion technique is developed to determine the low gas holdup in the PBR. Moreover, a model strain of Chlorella vulgaris is cultivated in the PBR and the volumetric power is analyzed with a classic model, and then the aeration is optimized. It shows that the designed PBR, a cost-effective reactor, is promising for the mass cultivation of microalgae.
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- Xin Guo
- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; Shandong Qilu Petrochemical Engineering Co. Ltd, Zibo 255400, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China; Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10090, China.
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