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Adsorption

An indirect method to evaluate the performance of the activated carbon filters in the amine sweetening process

Masoud MofarahiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Morteza AfkhamipourDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, IranView further author information
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Emad BenhelalDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Priority Research Center for Energy, Newcastle University, Callaghan, NSW, AustraliaView further author information
Pages 1627-1635 | Received 12 May 2015, Accepted 05 Apr 2016, Published online: 24 May 2016

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