Evaluation of mercury speciation and removal through air pollution control devices of a 190 MW boiler

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 277-282

  Wu, Chengli ^a,b   Cao, Yan ^b   Dong, Zhongbing ^a   Cheng, Chinmin ^b   Li, Hanxu ^a   Pan, Weiping ^b  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

air pollution control device; field testing; mercury removal; mercury speciation

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COAL-FIRED UTILITIES; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; FIELD TESTING; MERCURY MASS BALANCE; MERCURY REMOVAL; MERCURY SPECIATIONS; ONTARIO HYDRO METHODS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OXIDATION EFFICIENCY; OXIDIZED MERCURY; SAMPLING LOCATION; TESTING DATA; TOTAL MERCURIES; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WET FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; AIR QUALITY; BOILER CONTROL; CHLORINE; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; CONTROL; DESULFURIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FLUE GASES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; MERCURY (METAL); METAL RECOVERY; MINING; OZONE; PNEUMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; POLLUTION; POLLUTION INDUCED CORROSION; REMOVAL; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

COAL; MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHLORINE; MASS BALANCE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TESTING METHOD;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COAL; MERCURY;

EID: 76449110470     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60105-4     Document Type: Article

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