Design of Mixed-Solvent Processes for Chemisorption with Ultrahigh Recovery

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 5307-5320

  Shethna, Hiren K ^a   Towler, Gavin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ENTHALPY; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SEPARATION; SOLVENTS;

METHYLDIETHANOLAMINE; SPLIT LOOP ABSORPTION; SPLIT LOOP CHEMISORPTION;

CHEMISORPTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMISORPTION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031412910     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie970403g     Document Type: Article

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