Particulate-phase and gaseous elemental mercury emissions during biomass combustion: Controlling factors and correlation with particulate matter emissions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 721-727

  Obrist, Daniel ^a   Moosmüller, Hans ^a   Schürmann, Roger ^a   Chen, L W Antony ^a   Kreidenweis, Sonia M ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MERCURY (METAL); MOISTURE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY; PARTICULATE-PHASE;

BIOMASS;

FUEL; MERCURY; SILICON DIOXIDE; VOLATILE AGENT;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MERCURY (METAL); MOISTURE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); VOLATILE ELEMENT; WILDFIRE;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COOLING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DILUTION; FILTER; FIRE; GAS; MOISTURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT LEAF; POLYMERIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; UNITED STATES;

BIOMASS; FOSSIL FUELS; GASES; MERCURY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKE;

EID: 38949116619     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071279n     Document Type: Article

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