Characteristics of mercury desorption from sorbents at elevated temperatures

Waste Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6-8, 1998, Pages 445-452

  Ho, T C ^a   Yang, P ^a   Kuo, T H ^a   Hopper, J R ^a  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

Author keywords

Desorption; Mercury; Mercury loaded sorbents; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; FLUE GAS; FLY ASH; HEAT TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032468347     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(98)00145-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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