Oxidation of sulfide ion in synthetic geothermal brines at carbon-based anodes

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 948-957

  Hastie, Jeff ^a   Bejan, Dorin ^a   Bunce, Nigel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrochemistry; Energy; Environment; Gas and coal; Oil; Pollutants and toxic agents

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; APPLIED CURRENT; CARBON-BASED; CHLORIDE IONS; EFFICIENT SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FLOW CELLS; GEOTHERMAL BRINES; GRANULATED ACTIVATED CARBONS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH CURRENTS; HYPOCHLORINATION; NAPHTHENIC ACID; NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION; OIL; PACKED BED REACTOR; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; REINJECTION; SACRIFICIAL ANODES; SULFIDE IONS; TECHNOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE; TOXIC AGENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANODES; ASSOCIATED GAS; BRINES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COKE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; IONS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PACKED BEDS; POLYSULFIDES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

EID: 79960331162     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20454     Document Type: Article

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