Approaches concerning siloxane removal from biogas - A review

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada

Volumn 53, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Soreanu, Gabriela ^a,b   Béland, Michel ^a   Falletta, Patricia ^a   Edmonson, Kara ^a   Svoboda, Lewina ^a   Al Jamal, Mohamad ^a   Seto, Peter ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Biogas; Environmental engineering; Siloxane; Technology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION PROCESS; BIO-SYSTEMS; COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ENGINE LIFE; GAS LIQUIDS; GAS PROCESSING; HIGH SOLUBILITY; MAINTENANCE COST; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; PRE-TREATMENT; REMOVAL METHOD; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RESEARCH NEEDS; SILOXANE; TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; COMBUSTION; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINE PISTONS; ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MAINTENANCE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SOLUBILITY; TECHNOLOGY;

BIOGAS;

EID: 84855590558     PISSN: 14929058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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