A theoretical study of properties and reactions involving arsenic and selenium compounds present in coal combustion flue gases

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 110, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5847-5852

  Urban, David R ^a   Wilcox, Jennifer ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO METHODS; REACTION ENTHALPIES; VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCIES;

COAL COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENTHALPY; FLUE GASES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS;

COAL; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS; QUANTUM THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS; VIBRATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ARSENICALS; COAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; QUANTUM THEORY; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMICS; VIBRATION;

EID: 33744474068     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp055564+     Document Type: Article

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