Kinetic studies on hydrolysis of urea in a semi-batch reactor at atmospheric pressure for safe use of ammonia in a power plant for flue gas conditioning

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 175, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 629-637

  Mahalik, K ^a,b   Sahu, J N ^a,c   Patwardhan, Anand V ^d   Meikap, B C ^a,e  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b GIET UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Flue gas conditioning; Frequency factor; Hydrolysis of urea; Reaction kinetics

Indexed keywords

COLLISION THEORY; FEED CONCENTRATION; FLUE GAS CONDITIONING; FORWARD RATE CONSTANTS; FREQUENCY FACTOR; FREQUENCY FACTORS; GLASS REACTORS; IN-SITU; KINETIC STUDY; POWER SECTOR; SEMIBATCH REACTOR; STANDARD DEVIATION; STIRRING SPEED; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCIES; THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

AMMONIA; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BATCH REACTORS; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GAS PLANTS; HYDROLYSIS; KINETIC THEORY; METABOLISM; POWER PLANTS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; UREA;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

AMMONIA; GLASS; UREA;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UREA;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BATCH REACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENERGY CONVERSION; FLUE GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROLYSIS KINETICS; REACTION TIME; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VELOCITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AMMONIA; BIOREACTORS; COAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASES; GLASS; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER PLANTS; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; UREA;

EID: 72049099033     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.053     Document Type: Article

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