Fate of coal mercury during combustion

Fuel processing technology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2000, Pages 365-377

  Gibb, W H ^a   Clarke, F ^a   Mehta, A K ^b  

^a Technology Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COAL DUST; COAL FIRED BOILERS; FLUE GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; MERCURY (METAL); TEMPERATURE; VAPORS;

RETENTION; SPECIATION MEASUREMENT;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 0034206180     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3820(99)00104-6     Document Type: Article

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