Kinetic modeling on the adsorption of vapor-phase mercury chloride on activated carbon by thermogravimetric analysis

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-235

  Chen, Wei Chin ^a   Lin, Hsun Yu ^a,b   Yuan, Chung Shin ^a   Hung, Chung Hsuang ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA STEEL CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GAS ADSORPTION; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; WASTE INCINERATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON INJECTION; ADSORPTION KINETIC MODELING; ADSORPTION TEMPERATURE; BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES; FREUNDLICH ADSORPTION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); SPHERICAL ACTIVATED CARBONS;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; MERCURY CHLORIDE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 77249157749     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.2.227     Document Type: Article

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