Confounding effects of aqueous-phase impinger chemistry on apparent oxidation of mercury in flue gases

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2594-2599

  Cauch, Brydger ^a   Silcox, Geoffrey D ^a   Lighty, Joann S ^a   Wendt, Jost O L ^a   Andrew, F R Y ^b   Senior, Constance L ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b REACTION ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUE GASES; OXIDATION; SOLUTIONS;

GAS-PHASE REACTIONS; IMPINGER CHEMISTRY;

MERCURY (METAL);

CHLORIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; METHANE; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; STANNOUS CHLORIDE; SULFUR OXIDE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUE GASES; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; SOLUTIONS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHLORINE; COMBUSTION; EXHAUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; SAMPLER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLUE GAS; OXIDATION; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE;

GASES; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER;

EID: 41649118821     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702490y     Document Type: Article

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