Experimental and kinetic studies of gas-phase mercury adsorption by raw and bromine modified activated carbon

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 134, Issue , 2015, Pages 325-332

  Zhou, Qiang ^a   Duan, Yu Feng ^a   Hong, Ya Guang ^a   Zhu, Chun ^a   She, Min ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Wei, Hong Qi ^a  

^a Southeast University   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption kinetic; Adsorption mechanism; Adsorption thermodynamic; Brominated activated carbon; Mercury capture

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BROMINE; CARBON; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMISORPTION; GASES; KINETICS; MERCURY (METAL); TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ADSORPTION MECHANISM; ADSORPTION THERMODYNAMICS; FLUE GAS TEMPERATURES; INTRA-PARTICLE DIFFUSION; MERCURY CAPTURE; MODIFIED ACTIVATED CARBONS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 84939951904     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.12.052     Document Type: Article

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