In the present investigation, a multistage countercurrent gas-solid fluidized bed reactor with downcomer has been proposed. The basic operating parameters have been developed illustrating the mechanism of gas-solid contacting in the system. The system was operated in three stages in series one above the other in continuous regime for a two-phase system over a wide range of operating conditions including varying the weir height in order to determine the pressure drop. The data were generated under steady and stable operation of the column. The solids holdup of the proposed multistage system is higher than the single-stage system, which results in better mass-transfer characteristics. The results in this study assume importance from the standpoint of design and steady operation of a multistage fluidized bed reactor for control of gaseous pollutants. The fluidizing gas was air, and the solid phase was a mixture of dolomite and lime in varying proportions.
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