Influence of temperature and regeneration cycles on Hg capture and efficiency by structured Au/C regenerable sorbents

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 260, Issue , 2013, Pages 247-254

  Ballestero, D ^a   Gomez Gimenez C ^b   Garcia Diez E ^b   Juan, R ^b   Rubio, B ^b   Izquierdo, M T ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Au nanoparticles; Carbon monolith; Mercury capture; Regenerable sorbent

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; CARBON MONOLITHS; DIRECT REDUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; MERCURY CAPTURE; REGENERATION CYCLES; RETENTION EFFICIENCIES;

CARBON; DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; GOLD; MERCURY (METAL); METAL NANOPARTICLES; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SORPTION;

SORBENTS;

CARBON; GOLD; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GOLD SALT; MERCURY; SORBENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GOLD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PARTICULATE FLUX; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; REGENERATION; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AU NANOPARTICLES; CARBON MONOLITH; MERCURY CAPTURE; REGENERABLE SORBENT;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; COLLOIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GASES; GOLD; MERCURY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; TEMPERATURE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84879312938     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.05.034     Document Type: Article

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