Biogas desulfurization and biogas upgrading using a hybrid membrane system ⋯ Modeling study

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 326-332

  Makaruk, A ^a   Miltner, M ^a   Harasek, M ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biogas pretreatment; Biogas upgrading; Desulfurization; Membrane gas permeation

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS UPGRADING; EFFICIENT SYSTEMS; GAS PERMEATION; GAS PURITIES; HYBRID MEMBRANE; HYBRID MEMBRANE SYSTEM; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; METHANE RECOVERY; MODELING STUDIES; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESS MODELING; PROCESS STEPS; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SULFIDE CONCENTRATION;

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESULFURIZATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLASS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS SUBSTITUTES; PERMEATION; SEPARATION; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLASS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHANE; POLYMER; RUBBER;

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESULFURIZATION; GAS PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PROCESS DESIGN;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYMERS; SULFUR;

EID: 84874083638     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.566     Document Type: Article

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