Optimization of high temperature sulfur impregnation on activated carbon for permanent sequestration of elemental mercury vapors

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 483-488

  Liu, Wei ^a   Vidic, Radisav D ^a   Brown, Thomas D ^b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DEPOSITION; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; LEACHING; MERCURY (METAL); MIXING; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SULFUR; TOXICITY;

ELEMENTARY MERCURY VAPORS; FIXED BED SYSTEM; PERMANENT SEQUESTRATION; SULFUR TO CARBON RATIO;

IMPREGNATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; MERCURY; SULFUR;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LEACHING; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0034141260     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9813008     Document Type: Article

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