Advantage of Illinois Coal for FGD Removal of Mercury

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-37

  Ghorishi, S Behrooz ^a   Jozewicz, Wojciech S ^a   Gullett, Brian K ^b  

^a ARCADIS Geraghty and Miller Inc   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Illinois coal; In flight oxidation; Mercury control; Mercury oxidation; Packed bed oxidation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GASES; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; SCRUBBERS; VAPORIZATION;

ALKALINE SORBENTS; BENCH-SCALE REACTORS;

MERCURY (METAL);

COAL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

COAL; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FLUE GAS; MERCURY; OXIDATION; PACKED BED; REMOVAL;

CATALYSIS; COMBUSTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOLING; DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GAS; GAS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; OXIDATION; SOLUBILITY; UNITED STATES; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE;

EID: 0942279689     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287504322746721     Document Type: Conference Paper

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