Studies on speciation changes and mass distribution of mercury in a bituminous coal-fired power plant by combining field data and chemical equilibrium calculation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5197-5203

  Kim, Jeong Hun ^a   Pudasainee, Deepak ^a   Yoon, Young Sik ^a   Son, Seung Uk ^a   Seo, Yong Chil ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS; CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUMS; COAL COMPOSITION; COAL MIXTURE; COMBUSTION FLUE GAS; EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATION; FIELD DATA; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FLUE GAS COMPONENT; MASS BALANCE; MASS DISTRIBUTION; MEASURED RESULTS; MERCURY EMISSIONS; MERCURY MASS BALANCE; OPERATING CONDITION; OXIDIZED MERCURY; PARTICULATE MERCURY; STACK EMISSIONS; WET FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION;

BITUMINOUS COAL; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COAL INDUSTRY; DESULFURIZATION; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FLY ASH; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GYPSUM; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MERCURY (METAL); MINING; PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77952906084     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie901361q     Document Type: Article

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