H2S(g) removal using a modified, low-pH liquid redox sulfur recovery (LRSR) process with electrochemical regeneration of the Fe catalyst couple

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 8315-8319

  Gendel, Youri ^a   Levi, No'omi ^a   Lahav, Ori ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODE SURFACES; CHLORIDE IONS; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICITY COSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REGENERATION; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; FE CATALYST; FLOWTHROUGH; JAROSITES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; REACTIVE ABSORPTION; SULFUR RECOVERY;

ABSORPTION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST REGENERATION; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIQUIDS; SULFUR;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

CHLORIDE ION; FERROUS ION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFUR; CHLORIDE; IRON;

ADSORPTION; CATALYST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; OXIDATION; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDOX CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITATION; ABSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TIME;

ABSORPTION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; CHLORIDES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350747585     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901594j     Document Type: Article

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