Use of new reaction kinetics for COS formation to achieve reduced sulfur emissions from Claus plants

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 392-398

  Karan, Kunal ^a   Mehrotra, Anil K ^a   Behie, Leo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; REACTION KINETICS; RECOVERY; SULFUR; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VELOCITY;

GAS MASS VELOCITY; REACTION FURNACE; SULFUR RECOVERY; WASTE HEAT BOILER;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

EID: 0032637263     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450770227     Document Type: Article

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