Towards an odour control system combining slurry sorption and electrochemical regeneration

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 79, Issue , 2012, Pages 219-227

  Conti Ramsden, Michael G ^a   Brown, Nigel W ^b   Roberts, Edward P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Arvia Technology Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Electrochemistry; Ethanethiol; Mass transfer; Oxidation; Slurries

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SURFACE AREA; ADSORBED SPECIES; APPLIED CURRENT; AQUEOUS PHASE; ELECTROCHEMICAL REGENERATION; ETHANETHIOL; FREE CHLORINE; GAS STREAMS; MASS BALANCE; REGENERATION PROCESS; THIOSULFINATES;

ADSORPTION; CHLORINE; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GAS ADSORPTION; MASS TRANSFER; ODOR CONTROL; OXIDATION; SORPTION; SULFUR;

SLURRIES;

EID: 84862706083     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.05.049     Document Type: Article

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