Removal of Hg0 from flue gases in wet FGD by catalytic oxidation with air - An experimental study

Fuel

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3167-3177

  Stergarek, Andrej ^a   Horvat, Milena ^a   Frkal, Peter ^a   Stergarek, Jot ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b Notranjski Regijski Park ^*  (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Elemental mercury; FGD; Flue gas; Oxidation; Removal

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; CHEMICAL OXIDANTS; CONCENTRATION OF; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; EMISSION STANDARD; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FGD; FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION; FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION; GAS VOLUME; GASEOUS PHASE; GLOBAL MERCURY EMISSIONS; HOMOGENEOUS OXIDATION; IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBON; MERCURY REMOVAL; OXIDATION REACTIONS; REDOX POTENTIALS; RESEARCH EFFORTS; TETRATHIONATE; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; WATERSOLUBLE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DESULFURIZATION; DISSOLUTION; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FOSSIL FUELS; GASES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; OXIDANTS; OXYGEN; REDOX REACTIONS; STANDARDIZATION; SULFUR; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

CATALYTIC OXIDATION;

EID: 77955473293     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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