Sulfur impregnation on activated carbon fibers through H2S oxidation for vapor phase mercury removal

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 292-300

  Feng, Wenguo ^a   Kwon, Seokjoon ^b   Feng, Xue ^a   Borguet, Eric ^c   Vidic, Radisav D ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station ^*  (United States)

^c Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Abatement and removal; Activated carbon; Hydrogen sulfides; Mercury; Oxidation; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; REMOVAL; SULFUR; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ACTIVATED CARBON FIBERS; SULFUR IMPREGNATION; SURFACE AREA ANALYSIS; VAPOR PHASE MERCURY REMOVAL;

IMPREGNATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IMPREGNATION; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; REMOVAL; SULFUR; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SEPARATION;

EID: 33244497369     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2006)132:3(292)     Document Type: Article

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