Novel sorbents for removal of mercury from flue gas

23rd Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, PCC - Coal-Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Granite, Evan J ^a   Presto, Albert A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flue gas; Mercury; Sorbent

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; MERCURY (METAL); REMOVAL; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

METAL OXIDES; PACKED-BED REACTORS; SIMULATED FLUE GASES;

SORBENTS;

EID: 34748895998     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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