Egyptian gas plant employs absorbents for Hg removal

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 46, 2006, Pages 52-58

  El Ela, Mahmoud Abu ^a,b   Mahgoub, Ismaiel ^b   Nabawi, Mostafa ^b   Aziem, Mohamed Abdel ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Khalda Petroleum Co   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MERCURY (METAL); REMOVAL;

ABSORBENTS; GAS UPSTREAM; MERCURY REMOVAL EQUIPMENT;

GAS PLANTS;

ADSORBENTS; GAS PLANTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MERCURY (METAL); REMOVAL;

MERCURY (ELEMENT); NATURAL GAS;

EID: 33845704395     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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