H2S abatement in geothermal plants: Evaluation of process alternatives

Energy Sources

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-77

  Sanopoulos, Dimitrios ^a   Karabelas, Anastasios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Environmental protection; H2S emission control; H2S removal; Hydrogen sulfide abatement; Process evaluation

Indexed keywords

DUST ABATEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE ABATEMENT;

GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0030835152     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908319708908833     Document Type: Article

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