Present technologies for hydrogen sulfide removal from gaseous mixtures

Reviews in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 449-470

  Wiheeb, Ahmed Daham ^c   Shamsudin, Ili Khairunnisa ^a   Ahmad, Mohd Azmier ^a   Murat, Muhamad Nazri ^c   Kim, Jinsoo ^a   Othman, Mohd Roslee ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c TIKRIT UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Cleaner production; Corrosion; Energy; Membrane; Natural gas; Separation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMPONENTS; CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTORS; CLEANER PRODUCTION; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE CONTACTORS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRODUCTION FACILITY;

BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL GAS; CORROSION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MEMBRANES; MIXTURES; NATURAL GAS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEPARATION; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

DESULFURIZATION;

EID: 84888626760     PISSN: 01678299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revce-2013-0017     Document Type: Article

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