What is it about?

Use a single radioactive solid tracer to measure the thickness of unwanted buildup

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Why is it important?

Unwanted solid buildup inside chemical reactors and/or pipes is detrimental to processes and their efficiency.

Perspectives

It was an interesting way to measure the solid buildup inside a fluidized bed.

Dr. Francisco Javier Sanchez Careaga
Western University

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This page is a summary of: Application of radioactive particle tracking to indicate shed fouling in the stripper section of a fluid coker, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, September 2012, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.21740.
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