Chemical Engineering - Mass Transfer - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Mass Transfer - Section 14 (Q.No. 2)
2.
For absorbing a sparingly soluble gas in a liquid, the
gas side co-efficient should be increased.
liquid side coefficient should be increased.
gas side co-efficient should be decreased.
liquid side co-efficient should be decreased.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Bintu Yadav said:   3 years ago
Please give a detailed explanation for this.

S.anusuya said:   1 decade ago
For a sparingly soluble gas, the gas side mass transfer resistance can be usually neglected, so that the overall mass transfer coefficient can be increased by increasing the liquid side coefficient alone.

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