Gas Desulfurization with Ferric Chelates of EDTA and HEDTA: New Model for the Oxidative Absorption of Hydrogen Sulfide

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1444-1453

  Demmink, J F ^a   Beenackers, A A C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; DESULFURIZATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON COMPOUNDS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

FERRIC CHELATES;

GAS ABSORPTION;

EID: 0032049184     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie970427n     Document Type: Article

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