Comparison and validation of OHM and SCEM measurements for a full-scale coal-fired power plant

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 194, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1596-1607

  He, Boshu ^a   Cao, Yan ^b   Romero, Carlos E ^c   Bilirgen, Harun ^c   Sarunac, Nenad ^c   Agarwal, Hans ^c   Pan, Wei Ping ^b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon injection; Mercury; Mercury measurements; Ontario hydro method; Semi continuous mercury monitors

Indexed keywords

COAL; FLUE GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; MERCURY (METAL); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; MERCURY EMISSION MEASUREMENT; SEMI-CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITOR;

FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS;

COAL; FLUE GASES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GAS EMISSIONS; MERCURY (METAL); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34547733559     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440701432268     Document Type: Article

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