Trash to treasure: Use flue gas SO2 to produce H2 via a photoelectrochemical process

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 335, Issue , 2018, Pages 231-235

  Han, Jin ^a   Cheng, Hanyun ^a   Zhang, Liwu ^a   Fu, Hongbo ^a   Chen, Jianmin ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BiVO4; Desulfurization; Flue gas; H2; PEC

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GASES; FLUES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POWER PLANTS; PROFITABILITY; RECYCLING; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; BIVO4; COAL POWER PLANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; WATER SPLITTING;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85033486127     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.10.116     Document Type: Article

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