Influence of HCl on oxidation of gaseous elemental mercury by dielectric barrier discharge process

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1674-1682

  Ko, Kyung Bo ^a   Byun, Youngchul ^a   Cho, Moohyun ^a   Namkung, Won ^a   Shin, Dong Nam ^b   Koh, Dong Jun ^b   Kim, Kyoung Tae ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dielectric barrier discharge; HgCl2; HgO; Mercury; Oxidation of mercury; Plasma

Indexed keywords

COAL FIRED BOILERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE (DBD); OXIDATION EFFICIENCY;

MERCURY (METAL);

CHLORIDE; COAL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MERCURY; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDE; WATER;

COAL FIRED BOILERS; MERCURY (METAL); MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORINE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PLASMA; REDUCTION; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORINATION; DETERIORATION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; OXIDATION; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GASES; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 41549149143     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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