Control of Mercury Vapor Emissions from Combustion Flue Gas

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 399-407

  Yan, Rong ^a   Liang, David Tee ^a   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Combustion; Control technology; Emission; Flue gases; Incineration; Mercury; Sorbents

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; EMISSION CONTROL; INCINERATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

EID: 0344152970     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2003.04.149     Document Type: Review

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