The effect of activated carbon injection rate on the removal of elemental mercury in a particulate collector with fabric filters

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-112

  Choi, H K ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Kim, S S ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Elemental mercury; Fabric filter; Particulate collector; Sorbent injection

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; CHARCOAL; FABRICS; MERCURY (METAL); POROUS MATERIALS; REMOVAL; SORPTION; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; WAVE FILTERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON INJECTIONS; ELEMENTAL MERCURIES; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; FABRIC FILTER; FABRIC FILTERS; FILTER SURFACES; FILTRATION VELOCITIES; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURIES; PARTICULATE COLLECTOR; SORBENT INJECTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 57049177907     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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