Removal of hydrogen sulfide through an electrochemically assisted scrubbing process using an active Co(III) catalyst at low temperatures

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 209, Issue , 2012, Pages 601-606

  Govindan, Muthuraman ^a   Chung, Sang Joon ^a   Jang, Jae Wook ^a   Moon, Il Shik ^a  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Active cobalt(III); Electrochemically assisted; H2S; Low temperature; Winter

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COBALT(III); ELECTROCHEMICALLY ASSISTED; H2S; LOW TEMPERATURES; WINTER;

ELECTROCATALYSIS; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LOADING; SCRUBBERS; SULFUR DETERMINATION; TEMPERATURE;

DESULFURIZATION;

EID: 84866170779     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.08.017     Document Type: Article

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