Impact of free calcium oxide content of fly ash on dust and sulfur dioxide emissions in a lignite-fired power plant

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1042-1049

  Kolovos, Nestoras ^a  

^a Public Power Corporation   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON; COAL; OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; DUST; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLY ASH; INCINERATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; ATMOSPHERE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; COAL; DUST; INCINERATION; OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER PLANTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

COMBUSTION; CORRELATION METHODS; LIGNITE; LIME; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ASH RESISTIVITY; NATURAL DRY SCRUBBING; SULFUR TRIOXIDE;

FLY ASH;

EID: 24344439837     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2005.10464694     Document Type: Article

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