Effective removal of sulfur components from Brazilian power-coals by ultrasonication (40 kHz) in presence of H2O2

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue , 2016, Pages 147-157

  Saikia, Binoy K ^a   Dalmora, Adilson C ^b   Choudhury, Rahul ^a   Das, Tonkeswar ^a   Taffarel, Silvio R ^b   Silva, Luis F O ^b  

^a North East Institute of Science and Technology CSIR   (India)

^b Mestrado em Avaliacao de Impactos Ambientais em Mineracao Victor Barreto   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil power coal; Coal beneficiation; Coal characterization; Desulfurization of coal; High sulfur coals; Ultrasonication of coal

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONS; ENAMELS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ION BEAMS; QUALITY CONTROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

COAL BENEFICIATION; DESULFURIZATION OF COALS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETERS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH-SULFUR COALS; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ULTRA-SONICATION;

COAL COMBUSTION;

COAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SULFATE; SULFUR; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84960370653     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2016.03.007     Document Type: Article

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