Hollow fiber sorbents for desulfurization of natural gas

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 12038-12050

  Bhandari, Dhaval A ^a   Bessho, Naoki ^a   Koros, William J ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION TECHNOLOGY; CATALYST STABILITY; CELL-BASED; HIGH LOADINGS; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH SURFACE AREA; HOLLOW FIBER; MEMBRANE SCIENCE; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PRIMARY FUELS; REGENERATION CYCLES; REGENERATION RATE; SORPTION EFFICIENCY; TEMPERATURE SWING ADSORPTION; VOLUME RATIO;

ADSORPTION; DESULFURIZATION; FUEL CELLS; PACKED BEDS; PRESSURE DROP; SULFUR;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 78649563068     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie100157w     Document Type: Article

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