Experimental study on the effect of pore structure and surface chemistry of activated carbons on mercury adsorption

CHISA 2006 - 17th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Skodras, G ^a,b,c,d   Diamantopoulou, Ir ^a   Sakellaropoulos, G P ^a,b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

^c Centre for Solid Fuels Technology and Applications   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Mercury adsorption; Oxygen groups; Pore structure

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COAL COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PORE STRUCTURE;

ELEMENTAL MERCURY; MERCURY ADSORPTION; MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTORS; OXYGEN GROUPS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 34748910128     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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