Innovative approach to the mercury control during natural gas processing

Proceedings of the Engineering Technology Conference on Energy

Volumn A, Issue , 2001, Pages 179-185

  Spiric, Zdravko ^a  

^a INA Industrija Nafte d d   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Environmental protection; Mercury removal; Natural gas; Process safety; Sulfur impregnated activated carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYST POISONING; CRYOGENICS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY AMALGAMS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; POLLUTION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

GAS FIELDS; SULFUR IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBON;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 0347514868     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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