Adsorbents for capturing mercury in coal-fired boiler flue gas

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Yang, Hongqun ^a   Xu, Zhenghe ^a   Fan, Maohong ^b   Bland, Alan E ^c   Judkins, Roddie R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c WESTERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Flue gas; Mercury; Sorbent

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; FLUE GASES; MERCURY (METAL); SORBENTS;

CALCIUM SORBENTS; MERCURY EMISSIONS; SULFUR-IMPREGNATED CARBON;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; COAL; COKE; MERCURY; PETROLEUM; ZEOLITE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; FLUE GASES; MERCURY (METAL); SORBENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL; EMISSION; FLY ASH; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

AIR POLLUTANT; BOILER; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FILTER; FLUE GAS; FLY ASH; LEACHING; PRECIPITATION; REVIEW;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COAL; MERCURY; POWER PLANTS;

EID: 34250308067     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.04.113     Document Type: Review

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