Experimental study on the absorption behaviors of gas phase bivalent mercury in Ca-based wet flue gas desulfurization slurry system

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 902-907

  Wang, Yunjun ^a,b   Liu, Yue ^a,b   Wu, Zhongbiao ^a,b   Mo, Jiansong ^b   Cheng, Bin ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Industrial Boiler   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption; FGD; Flue gas; Hg2+; Mercury; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BEHAVIORS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FGD; GAS PHASE OXIDATION; GASPHASE; HG2+; INLET CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; MERCURY ABSORPTION; MERCURY REMOVAL; PH VALUE; RE-EMISSION; REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SLURRY CHEMISTRY; SLURRY SYSTEM; TOTAL MERCURIES; WET FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION;

CALCIUM; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GASES; FLUES; GAS ABSORPTION; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GASES; PH EFFECTS; REMOVAL; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

MERCURY (METAL);

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; MERCURY;

ABSORPTION; CATALYST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; PH; REDUCTION; SLURRY;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DESULFURIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUE GAS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; OXIDATION; PH;

ABSORPTION; CALCIUM; CATALYSIS; CHLORINE; GASES; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFATES; SULFUR;

EID: 77956426763     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.07.114     Document Type: Article

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