Biodesulphurization of a coal by packed-column leaching. Simultaneous thermogravimetric and mass spectrometric analyses

Fuel

Volumn 85, Issue 12-13, 2006, Pages 1756-1762

  Cara, J ^a   Vargas, M ^a   Moran A ^a   Gomez E ^a   Martinez O ^a   Garcia Frutos F J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodesulphurization; Coal; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PYRITES; SULFUR; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIODESULPHURIZATION; PYRITIC DESULPHURIZATION; SEMI-ANTHRACITE;

COAL;

EID: 33646526681     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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