A dynamic Euler-Euler model for gas-liquid flows subject to mass
transfer and simultaneous chemical reaction is assembled. The bubble
size distribution is computed from an equation governing the evolution
of average bubble mass. High-performance finite element tools for
numerical solution of the problem at hand are discussed. Computational
results for the chemisorption of CO_2 into NaOH shed some light on
the implications of reaction enhanced mass transfer in bubble columns
and call for further research in this field.