Mercury speciation in gypsums produced from flue gas desulfurization by temperature programmed decomposition

Fuel

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2157-2159

  Rallo, Manuela ^a   Lopez Anton, M Antonia ^a   Perry, Ron ^a   Maroto Valer, M Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coal combustion; Gypsum; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CO-REMOVAL; FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION; GYPSUM SAMPLE; HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS; MERCURY REMOVAL; MERCURY SPECIATIONS; MERCURY SPECIES; POTENTIAL RISKS; POWER STATION; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DECOMPOSITION; WET FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION;

DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GASES; FLUES; GYPSUM; HALOGENATION; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; POWER PLANTS; WASTE INCINERATION;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 77955276101     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.03.037     Document Type: Article

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