Novel process concept for the production of H 2 and H 2SO 4 by SO 2-depolarized electrolysis

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 529-540

  Lokkiluoto, Anu ^a   Taskinen, Pekka A ^a   Gasik, Michael ^a   Kojo, Ilkka V ^b   Peltola, Heljä ^c   Barker, Michael H ^c   Kleifges, Karl Heinz ^d  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b OUTOTEC OYJ   (Finland)

^c Outotec (Finland Oy) Research Center   (Finland)

^d OUTOTEC GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Metals production; SO 2 recovery; Sulfuric acid production

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ELECTROKINESIS; GAS PRODUCTION; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE; METALLURGY; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 84862206998     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-012-9342-z     Document Type: Article

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