Emissions of sulfur trioxide from coal-fired power plants

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 750-762

  Srivastava, R K ^a   Miller, C A ^a   Erickson, C ^b   Jambhekar, R ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Babcock Borsig Power Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CATALYSIS; COAL FIRED BOILERS; GAS EMISSIONS; OXIDATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COAL FIRED POWER PLANTS; SULFUR TRIOXIDE;

POWER PLANTS;

COAL; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; SULFUR TRIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLUE GAS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRUBBER;

EID: 2942530431     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2004.10470943     Document Type: Article

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