Synthesis of activated carbon from oil fly ash for removal of H 2 S from gas stream

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 327, Issue , 2015, Pages 107-115

  Aslam, Zaheer ^a   Shawabkeh, Reyad A ^a   Hussein, Ibnelwaleed A ^a   Al Baghli, Nadhir ^a   Eic, Mladen ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical activation; CO 2 activation; H 2 S removal; Oil fly ash

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; FLY ASH; REMOVAL; WASTE INCINERATION;

BREAKTHROUGH EXPERIMENT; CARBONACEOUS IMPURITIES; CO2 ACTIVATION; FT-IR CHARACTERIZATION; H2S REMOVAL; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL TREATMENT; POWER GENERATION PLANTS; REGENERATION EFFICIENCY;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84921642536     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.11.152     Document Type: Article

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