The influence of carbon particle type in fly ashes on mercury adsorption

Fuel

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1194-1200

  López Antón, M Antonia ^a   Abad Valle, Patricia ^a   Díaz Somoano, Mercedes ^a   Suárez Ruiz, Isabel ^a   Martínez Tarazona, M Rosa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Mercury; Unburned carbon

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COAL ASH; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL RESEARCH; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; MERCURY (METAL); THERMOCHEMISTRY;

ANISOTROPIC PARTICLES; ASH FRACTIONS; ASH MATERIALS; CARBON PARTICLES; DIFFERENT COALS; MERCURY; MERCURY ADSORPTIONS; MERCURY CAPTURES; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; UNBURNED CARBON;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 61749092121     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2007.07.029     Document Type: Article

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