Developing mercury control technology for coal-fired power plants - from concept to commercial reality

Main Group Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-179

  Feeley, III ^a   O'Palko, B A ^b   Jones, A P ^c  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon injection; Calcium bromide; Chemically treated; Commercialization; Mercury capture; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 66449112898     PISSN: 10241221     EISSN: 17451167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10241220802302556     Document Type: Article

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