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Oldoinyo Lengai Volcanic Ash for Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide and Ammonia from Biogas

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dc.creator Kandola, Isack
dc.creator Pogrebnoi, Alexander M.
dc.creator Pogrebnaya, Tatiana P.
dc.date 2020-03-09T08:46:48Z
dc.date 2020-03-09T08:46:48Z
dc.date 2018-04-13
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T09:24:50Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T09:24:50Z
dc.identifier 10.4236/msce.2018.64010
dc.identifier http://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/123456789/616
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95810
dc.description This research article published by Scientific research an Academic Publisher, 2018
dc.description Oldoinyo Lengai mountain located in Northern Tanzania is the only active natrocarbonatite volcano with unusually alkali-rich natrocarbonatites which are not found elsewhere in the world. Volcanic ash formed earlier during eruptions was collected from different sites along the mountain, and its potency to adsorb hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and ammonia (NH3) from biogas was investigated. The samples were calcinated at different temperatures (550℃ - 850℃) and were characterized by X-ray florescent, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques. The on-site adsorption experiments were conducted at the biogas digester at ambient conditions. The calcinated ash was packed into the reactor bed, biogas allowed to pass through the adsorbent, and the inlet and outlet concentrations of H2S and NH3 were measured. The height of the site where the adsorbent was taken from, calcination temperature, biogas flowrate and mass of the adsorbent were variable parameters and found to influence greatly on the efficiency of H2S and NH3 removal. The efficiency is increased with calcination temperature raise and mass of adsorbent and decreased with flowrate increase. The samples collected from the top site of the mountain and calcinated at 850℃ exhibited the best sorption performance.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher Scientific Research an Academic Publisher
dc.subject Adsorption
dc.subject Calcination
dc.subject Flowrate
dc.subject Volcanic Ash
dc.subject H2S and NH3 Removal
dc.title Oldoinyo Lengai Volcanic Ash for Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide and Ammonia from Biogas
dc.type Article


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