The shape shapes the interfacial liquid-liquid mass transfer: CFD simulations for single spherical and ellipsoidal drops

•CFD model to simulate liquid–liquid mass transfer from single spherical and ellipsoidal drops.•Validation with reported data on mass transfer from single spherical drops.•Effects of drop size, slip velocity and physical properties on mass transfer.•Correlations for estimating Sherwood number for spherical and ellipsoidal drops.