Control of gasifier mercury emissions in a hot gas filter: The effect of temperature

Fuel

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 623-634

  Reed, G P ^a   Ergudenler A ^b   Grace, J R ^c   Watkinson, A P ^c   Herod, A A ^a   Dugwell, D ^a   Kandiyoti, R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Greater Vancouver Regional District   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMISORPTION; COAL DUST; COAL GASIFICATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

COAL GASIFIERS; HOT GAS FILTERS;

GAS FUELS;

EID: 0035864994     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-2361(00)00148-4     Document Type: Article

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