Elemental mercury adsorption on sulfur-impregnated porous carbon-A review

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-26

  Suresh Kumar Reddy, K ^a   Al Shoaibi, Ahmed ^a   Srinivasakannan, C ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

adsorption; elemental mercury; sulphur impregnation

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; CARBON; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; IMPREGNATION; MERCURY (METAL); NATURAL GAS; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

ELEMENTAL MERCURY; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; INDUSTRIAL PROBLEM; INFLUENCING PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PLANT EQUIPMENTS; PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS; PROCESSING TEMPERATURE;

SULFUR;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; MERCURY; NATURAL GAS; SULFUR;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; CATALYST; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NATURAL GAS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POROUS MEDIUM; SULFUR;

FLUE GAS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; GAS, NATURAL; INCINERATION; MERCURY; POROSITY; SULFUR; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84890569271     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21622515.2013.804589     Document Type: Review

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