Removal of elemental mercury from Bayer stack gases using sulfur-impregnated activated carbons

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 211-212, Issue , 2012, Pages 133-142

  Mullett, Mark ^a   Pendleton, Phillip ^b   Badalyan, Alexander ^b  

^a Technology Delivery Group   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Alumina refining; Mercury; Sulfur impregnation

Indexed keywords

ADSORBERS; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; FIXED BED; GASPHASE; IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBON; IMPREGNATED CARBONS; MERCURY ADSORPTION; MERCURY LOADINGS; MERCURY VAPOR; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; ORGANIC VAPORS; PILOT SCALE; REFINING PROCESS; REMOVAL OF MERCURY VAPOR; STACK GAS; VOLATILE ORGANIC CARBONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ALUMINA; FLUE GASES; REFINING; SULFUR; TOLUENE; VAPORS;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 84867424531     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.09.098     Document Type: Article

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