Using Wet-FGD systems for mercury removal

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 906-909

  Díaz Somoano, Mercedes ^a   Unterberger, Sven ^a   Hein, Klaus R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MERCURY; METAL OXIDE; OXYGEN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GAS; GAS FLOW; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SCRUBBER; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; METALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 24944512583     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b507672b     Document Type: Article

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