Oxidation of mercury under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4351-4356

  Jia, L ^a   Dureau, R ^a   Ko, V ^a   Anthony, E J ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL VAPORS; CHAIN REACTION; FREE OXYGEN; HYDROGEN ATOMS; MERCURY OXIDATIONS; OXIDATION LEVEL; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESS; PILOT SCALE; POSITIVE EFFECTS; POWDER RIVER BASIN COALS; REACTION CHAMBERS; RESIDENCE TIME; SASKATCHEWAN; SLIP-STREAM TEST; TOTAL MERCURIES; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; UV IRRADIATION; UV LIGHT;

COAL COMBUSTION; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTORS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICALS; GASES; INCANDESCENT LAMPS; IRRADIATION; METHANE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXIDATION; OZONE; RADIATION; WATER VAPOR;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 77955915525     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef1004336     Document Type: Article

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