Enhanced mercury adsorption capacity by sulfurization of activated carbon with SO2 in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1588-1596

  Asasian, Neda ^a   Kaghazchi, Tahereh ^a   Faramarzi, Amirhasan ^a   Hakimi Siboni, Ahmad ^a   Asadi Kesheh, Reza ^a   Kavand, Mohammad ^a   Mohtashami, Seyed Abolfazl ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption desorption; Characterization; Fluidized bed reactor; Mercury; Sulfur dioxide; Sulfurized activated carbon

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; BUBBLE FORMATION; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DESORPTION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; MERCURY (METAL); NITROGEN; SULFUR;

ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED; BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; MERCURY ADSORPTION; SELECTIVE ADSORBENTS; SORPTION RATE; SULFUR FUNCTIONALITIES;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 84903375899     PISSN: 18761070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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