Rice husk ash/calcium oxide/ceria sorbent for simultaneous removal of sulfur dioxide and nitric oxide from flue gas at low temperature

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1257-1265

  Dahlan, Irvan ^a   Lee, Keat Teong ^a   Kamaruddin, Azlina Harun ^a   Mohamed, Abdul Rahman ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breakthrough curves; Flue gas; Rice husk ash; SO2=NO sorption; Sorbent

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; BREAKTHROUGH CURVES; ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS; FEED CONCENTRATION; FIXED-BED REACTORS; GENERAL PUBLICS; HUMAN HEALTH; LOW TEMPERATURES; NO CONCENTRATION; NO REMOVAL; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PRESENCE OF WATER; REGULATORY AGENCIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RICE HUSK; RICE HUSK ASH; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; SO2=NO SORPTION; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SPACE VELOCITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUE GASES; FLUES; NITRIC OXIDE; SORBENTS; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE;

SORPTION;

CALCIUM OXIDE; CERIUM OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; SORBENT; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; ASH; COMBUSTION; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLUE GAS; HUMIDITY; LOW TEMPERATURE; RICE; SEED HUSK; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 73649090735     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2008.0370     Document Type: Article

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