Catalytic performance and deactivation of precipitated iron catalyst for selective oxidation of hydrogen sulfide to elemental sulfur in the waste gas streams from coal gasification

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 6338-6344

  Mashapa, Thomas N ^a   Rademan, Johann D ^a   Van Vuuren, Matthys J Janse ^a  

^a SASOL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COAL GASIFICATION; SULFUR; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PRECIPITATED SILICA;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

CATALYSTS; COAL GASIFICATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 34748818776     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie061589z     Document Type: Article

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