Application of solar thermal desorption to remediation of mercury-contaminated soils

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1405-1414

  Navarro, A ^a   Canadas I ^b   Martinez, D ^b   Rodriguez, J ^b   Mendoza, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Desorption; Mercury; Mine wastes; Soil contamination; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

BLOWER SYSTEMS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; GASPHASE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURES; MERCURY; MINE WASTES; MINERAL PHASIS; MINING OPERATIONS; POLLUTED SOILS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOLID MATRIXES; SOLID PHASIS;

ARSENIC; BLOWERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FLUIDIZATION; MERCURY (METAL); MINES; MINING; PYRITES; REMEDIATION; SOILS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMAL DESORPTION; VAPOR PRESSURE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

DESORPTION; INNOVATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINE WASTE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

EID: 67649646369     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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