The removal of hydrogen sulfide from gas streams using an aqueous metal sulfate absorbent: Part II. the regeneration of copper sulfide to copper oxide - An experimental study

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 199-213

  Ter Maat, H ^a   Hogendoorn, J A ^b   Versteeg, G F ^b  

^a Procede Group BV   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Copper sulfide oxidation; High temperature oxidation; Reaction mechanism; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CATALYSTS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DECOMPOSITION; DESULFURIZATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MASS TRANSFER; OXIDATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; REMOVAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COPPER SULFIDE OXIDATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE OXIDATION; METAL IONS; PRECIPITATION REACTIONS;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ARRHENIUS;

EID: 17644364067     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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