Hydrogen sulfide removal from biogas using Fe/EDTA solution: gas/liquid contacting and sulfur formation

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-41

  Frare, L M ^a   Vieira, M G A ^b   Silva, M G C ^b   Pereira, N C ^c   Gimenes, M L ^c  

^a Universidade Tecnokógica Federal do Parana UTFPR   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biogas purification; Chemical absorption; Fe EDTA; Hydrogen sulfide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ABSORPTION; FE/EDTA; GAS FLOWRATE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL; LIQUID FLOW RATES; RECIRCULATIONS;

BIOGAS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; GAS ABSORPTION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PURIFICATION; SULFUR; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

HYDRODESULFURIZATION;

EID: 77949641485     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10374     Document Type: Article

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