Design and scale-up of an oxidative scrubbing process for the selective removal of hydrogen sulfide from biogas

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 215-216, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-56

  Krischan, J ^a   Makaruk, A ^a   Harasek, M ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biogas desulfurization; Biogas upgrading; Hydrogen peroxide; Hydrogen sulfide; Selective absorption

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; GAS STREAMS; HARMFUL SUBSTANCES; HIGH SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; INFLUENCE OF PH; IRREVERSIBLE OXIDATION; LABORATORY SCALE; OXIDATIVE SCRUBBING; PROCESS CONDITION; RAW BIOGAS; REDOX POTENTIALS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SCALE-UP; SELECTIVE ABSORPTION; SELECTIVE REMOVAL; SODIUM BICARBONATES; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; SOLUTION-AGING; STIRRED TANK REACTORS;

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NATURAL GAS SUBSTITUTES; REDOX REACTIONS; REMOVAL; SODIUM; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

DESULFURIZATION;

BICARBONATE; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NATURAL GAS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESIGN METHOD; DISSOLVED MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEPARATION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ALKALINITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DESULFURIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXIDATIVE COUPLING; PH; SCALE UP; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STIRRED REACTOR;

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

EID: 84859270613     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.02.028     Document Type: Article

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