Comparison of dimethyl disulfide and carbon disulfide in sulfurization of activated carbons for producing mercury adsorbents

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 37, 2012, Pages 12046-12057

  Asasian, Neda ^a   Kaghazchi, Tahereh ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION PROCESS; ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; DIMETHYL DISULFIDES; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MERCURY ADSORBENTS; MERCURY ADSORPTION; MODIFIED ACTIVATED CARBONS; SULFUR CONTENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON DISULFIDE; LEACHING; MERCURY (METAL); SULFUR;

ADSORBENTS;

EID: 84866428973     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie3001474     Document Type: Article

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