Crystallite size effect in the sulfidation of ZnO by H 2S: Geometric and kinetic modelling of the transformation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-83

  Babé, Céline ^a   Tayakout Fayolle, Melaz ^a   Geantet, Christophe ^a   Vrinat, Michel ^a   Bergeret, Gérard ^a   Huard, Thierry ^b   Bazer Bachi, Delphine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b IFPEN   (France)

Author keywords

Breakthrough curve; Desulfurization; Kinetics modelling; Size effect; Sulfur removal; Zinc oxyde sulfidation

Indexed keywords

BREAK THROUGH CURVE; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE EFFECTS; FIXED BED REACTOR; FUEL GAS; GEOMETRICAL MODELS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; KINETIC MODELLING; KINETICS MODELLING; LAYER BY LAYER; REACTIVE ADSORPTION; SIZE EFFECTS; SULFIDATION; SYN-GAS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES; VARIABLE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ZNO;

ADSORPTION; BIOGAS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DESULFURIZATION; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; SINTERING; SYNTHESIS GAS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84864816460     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.07.026     Document Type: Article

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