New developments in the theory and modeling of mercury oxidation and binding on activated carbons in flue gas

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1360-1363

  Olson, Edwin S ^a   Azenkeng, Alexander ^a   Laumb, Jason D ^a   Jensen, Robert R ^a   Benson, Steven A ^a   Hoffmann, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury capture model; Mercury oxidation calculation; Mercury oxidation mechanism; Mercury oxidation model

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBENIUM ION; CONCERTED REACTIONS; COVALENT BOND FORMATION; DETAILED MODELS; EDGE STRUCTURES; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; MERCURY CAPTURE; MERCURY COMPLEXATION; MERCURY OXIDATION MODEL; MERCURY OXIDATIONS; OXIDATIVE ADDITIONS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; THEORY AND MODELING; ZIGZAG EDGES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLUE GASES; OXIDATION;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 71249146776     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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