Kinetics of high-pressure removal of hydrogen sulfide using calcium oxide powder

AIChE Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1157-1167

  Chauk, Shriniwas S ^a   Agnihotri, Rajeev ^a   Jadhav, Raja A ^a   Misro, Santhosh K ^a   Fan, Liang Shih ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS FUELS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL PRESSURE; REACTION KINETICS; SULFUR; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CALCIUM OXIDE; COAL FIRED GASIFIER; DIFFERENTIAL BED FLOW THROUGH REACTOR; MODIFIED GRAIN MODEL; SULFIDATION REACTION;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS;

CALCIUM OXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

GASIFICATION; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; KINETICS; LIME; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COAL GASIFICATION; DIFFUSION; GAS; HYPERBARISM; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033948641     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690460608     Document Type: Article

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