A novel desulphurization process of coal water slurry via sodium metaborate electroreduction in the alkaline system

Fuel

Volumn 96, Issue , 2012, Pages 250-256

  Shen, Yafei ^a   Sun, Tonghua ^a   Jia, Jinping ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal water slurry (CWS); Electrochemical desulphurization (ED); Sodium borohydride (NaBH 4); Sodium metaborate (NaBO 2)

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; COAL PARTICLE SIZE; COAL-WATER SLURRY; DE-SULFURIZATION PROCESS; DESULFURIZATION EFFICIENCY; DESULPHURIZATION; DESULPHURIZATION PROCESS; ELECTRO REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTIONS; ELECTROLYTIC VOLTAGE; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; ORGANIC SULFUR; PYRITIC SULFUR; REACTION MECHANISM; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE (NABH 4); SODIUM METABORATE; SODIUM METABORATE (NABO 2);

COAL; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; SODIUM; SULFUR;

DESULFURIZATION;

EID: 84858285886     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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