lolnlateletetetatatets EXPERIMENT (5) SOC@05D ABSORPTION WITH CHEMICAL REACTION iFT eT SOIT TPDSPECEOHOOROEODESCOROCROGOCE ABSORPTION WITH CHEMICAL REACTION Introduction Absorption is one of the very many separation processes used by the chemical engineer. In absorption a component of a gas stream is removed by passing the stream over the surface of a Kui, the component to be removed being preferentially soluble in the quid Large surface areas and inti The packing are divided into three principal types 1. Dumped packings (loose packing method) 2. Stacked packings (dense packing method) 3. Structured or ordered packings. Common dumped packings are illustrated in Figure 22.2 ‘The diameter of a packed absorption tower depends on the quantities of ‘gas and liquid handled, their properties, and the ratio of one stream to the other. The height of the tower, and hence the total volume of packing, depends on the magnitude of the desired Concentration changes and on the rate of mass transfer per unit of packed volume. Calculations of the tower height, therefore, coaeniteral balances, enthalpy balances, and estimates of driving force and mass marsha, coefficients, Absorption processes are classified into physical absorption (no chemical reaction) and absorption with chemical reaction (chemical reaction enhance the absorption). Common Sxamples of physical absorption are the removal of small percentages of ammonia, sefur dioxide, oF carbon dioxide from air using water. Examples of absorption wit veare al oF carbon dioxide from air using a solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium varbonse ty ‘Water and a scrubbing ammonia from gas streams using diluted acid solution<< 605 ‘niet @ @ te 0 @ FIGURE 222 Common tower packings: (a) Raschig rings: (b) metal Pll rng: () plastic Pall ring: (d) Ber saddle; () ceramic Inalox saddle; (/) plastic Super Inalox saddle; () metal Imalon sade SETI Steger es tame tig non nee ae fe wa adn « i c € € €