Electrochemical desulfurization of geothermal fluids under high temperature and pressure

Journal of Applied Electrochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 383-389

  Ateya, B G ^a,b   Al Kharafi, F M ^a   El Shamy, A M ^a   Saad, A Y ^a   Abdalla, R M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Geothermal fluids; High pressure; High temperature; Melting point; Oxidation; Sulfates; Sulfide; Sulfur; XPS

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; DESULFURIZATION; GRAPHITE; MELTING; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PRESSURE VESSELS; REACTION RATES; SALT REMOVAL; STEELMAKING; SULFUR; THERMOCHEMISTRY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; SULFATES; SULFIDE; XPS;

MELTING POINT;

EID: 60349117268     PISSN: 0021891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10800-008-9683-3     Document Type: Article

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