Thermal pretreatment of low-ranked coal for control of mercury emissions

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 85, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 521-531

  Guffey, F D ^a   Bland, A E ^a  

^a WESTERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Coal; Mercury

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; COAL COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUE GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; HEAT TREATMENT; MERCURY (METAL); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWER PLANTS; REMOVAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON BASED SORBENTS;

COAL;

EID: 1842853363     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2003.11.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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