Experimental and Kinetic Study of Mercury Adsorption on Various Activated Carbons in a Fixed-Bed Adsorber

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-27

  Ho, T C ^a   Kobayashi, N ^a   Lee, Y ^a   Lin, J ^a   Hopper, J R ^a  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Fixed bed; Kinetic modeling; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; FURNACES; ISOTHERMS; MASS TRANSFER;

FIXED-BED ADSORBERS; SURFACE EQUILIBRIUM;

MERCURY (METAL);

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; MERCURY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FIXED BED; KINETICS; MERCURY;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOW RATE; FURNACE; GAS FLOW; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; KINETICS; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0942290622     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287504322746712     Document Type: Conference Paper

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