Understanding the effects of sulfur on mercury capture from coal-fired utility flue gases

Journal of Sulfur Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 457-475

  Morris, Eric A ^a   Morita, Kazuki ^b   Jia, Charles Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

activated carbon; coal fired power plant; mercury capture; sulfur dioxide; sulfur trioxide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL FIRED POWER PLANT; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GAS EMISSIONS; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION;

'CURRENT; ANTHROPOGENIC MERCURY EMISSIONS; CARBON SURFACE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COAL-FIRED UTILITIES; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; MERCURY CAPTURE; OXIDIZING SPECIES; REMOVAL PROCESS; SOURCES OF ENERGY;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 77958006434     PISSN: 17415993     EISSN: 17416000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17415993.2010.493199     Document Type: Review

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