Emission control of mercury and sulfur by mild thermal upgrading of coal

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 766-773

  Cheng, Zhang ^a,b   Gang, Chen ^a,b   Rajender, Gupta ^a,b   Zhenghe, Xu ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; CHINESE COALS; COAL SAMPLES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; GUIZHOU PROVINCES; LOW TEMPERATURES; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; OXIDIZING ATMOSPHERES; PYRITIC SULFURS; RELEASE RATES; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SULFUR EMISSIONS; X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS;

COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL INDUSTRY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EMISSION CONTROL; METAL RECOVERY; REMOVAL; SULFUR;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 64249092826     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef8007344     Document Type: Article

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