Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/10489
Title: Red mud as sorbent for S02 gas cleaning
Authors: Nabilah Aminah, Lutpi
Leon, Munro
John, Zhu
nabilah@unimap.edu.my
Keywords: Red mud
Gas cleaning
S02
Issue Date: 24-Nov-2009
Publisher: Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak Campus
Series/Report no.: 2nd CUTSE International Conference 2009
Abstract: The main purpose of this study was to investigate S02 removal using red mud as sorbent in laboratory. The study was carried out by using a laboratory-scale reactor to examine the batch absorption of S02 gas with slurry and liquor of red mud samples obtained from Worsley Alumina Pty. Ltd., Western Australia. The intention of present batch absorption study is not only to constrain gas cleaning of S02 using red mud, but it also revealed how effective the sulfur dioxide in neutralizing the red mud which are verified as hazardous and caustic due to the high pH of 10-13. Prior to the absorption study, the red mud needs to undergo for alkalinity test in order to determine the intensity of carbonate and hydroxide ions present in the red mud. From the experiments, the hydroxide and carbonate ions are assumed to be consumed at a specific pH of the sample's alkalinity, taking into consideration the fact that hydroxide is commonly present at pH levels greater than 8.3, while carbonate is present at pH between 4.5 and 8.3. In other hand, analysis from the batch absorption " studies exhibited good performance of red mud as sorbent with respect to sulfur capacity.
Description: 2nd CUTSE International Conference organized by Curtin Sarawak’s School of Engineering and Science in collaboration with The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (Miri Branch) was held at Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Miri Sarawak from 24th - 25th November 2009.
URI: http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/123456789/10489
Appears in Collections:Conference Papers

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
Red Mud as Sorbent for SO2 Gas Cleaning.pdfAccess is limited to UniMAP community2.55 MBAdobe PDFView/Open


Items in UniMAP Library Digital Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.