Impact of fly ash composition on mercury speciation in simulated flue gas

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1331-1338

  Bhardwaj, Ravi ^a   Chen, Xihua ^a   Vidic, Radisav D ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; HEMATITE; LIME; MAGNESIA; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FIXED BED REACTOR; INORGANIC COMPONENTS; MERCURY ADSORPTION AND OXIDATIONS; MERCURY OXIDATIONS; MERCURY SPECIATIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; SIMULATED FLUE GAS;

MERCURY (METAL);

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; FERRIC OXIDE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MERCURY; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COAL MINING; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLUE GAS; FLY ASH; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; WATER VAPOR; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER PLANTS;

EID: 73349137966     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.11.1331     Document Type: Article

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