Bench-scale studies of in-duct mercury capture using cupric chloride-impregnated carbons

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2957-2962

  Lee, Sang Sup ^a   Lee, Joo Youp ^b   Keener, Tim C ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPABILITIES; CARBON CONTENTS; CUPRIC CHLORIDES; ENTRAINED FLOWS; EXHAUST GAS; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS; FULL-SCALE SYSTEMS; GAS TEMPERATURES; IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBONS; IMPREGNATED CARBONS; LABORATORY-SCALE; MERCURY CAPTURES; PARTICULATE MATTER CONTROLS; RESIDENCE TIME;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAL GAS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DUCTS; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; CUPRIC CHLORIDE; CUPRIC CHLORIDE IMPREGNATED CARBON; MERCURY; SORBENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHLORIDE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COPPER COMPOUND; ENTRAINMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESIDENCE TIME;

ADSORPTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; BENCH SCALE ENTRAINED FLOW SYSTEM; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLOW RATE; GAS; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; REACTOR MONITORING; TEMPERATURE;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; COPPER; MERCURY;

EID: 65249127387     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es801943t     Document Type: Article

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