Optimization for the production of ammonia from urea in a semi-batch reactor for safe feedstock in power plants: Experimental and statistical studies

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 533-542

  Sahu, Jaya N ^a,b   Meikap, Bhim C ^a,c   Patwardhan, Anand V ^d  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Flue gas conditioning; Hydrolysis of urea; NOx; Optimization; Reduction; Response surface method

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY ASH; HYDROLYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; POWER PLANT; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; UREA; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954261207     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201000028     Document Type: Article

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