Speciation and mass distribution of mercury in a bituminous coal-fired power plant

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2215-2224

  Lee, Sung Jun ^a,c   Seo, Yong Chil ^a   Jang, Ha Na ^a   Park, Kyu Shik ^a   Baek, Jeom In ^b   An, Hi Soo ^b   Song, Kwang Chul ^b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)   (South Korea)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal fired power plant; Flue gas control; Mass balance; Mercury; Mercury speciation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BITUMINOUS COAL; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; FLUE GASES;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS; FLUE GAS CONTROL; MASS BALANCE; MERCURY SPECIATION;

MERCURY (METAL);

CALCIUM SULFATE; LIMESTONE; MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; MASS BALANCE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; FLUE GAS; FLY ASH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

EID: 32844465714     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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