Speciation of mercury in fly ashes by temperature programmed decomposition

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 707-711

  Lopez Anton, M Antonia ^a   Perry, Ron ^a   Abad Valle, Patricia ^b   Díaz Somoano, Mercedes ^b   Martínez Tarazona, M Rosa ^b   Maroto Valer, M Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fly ashes; Mercury; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTAL MERCURY; GASPHASE; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; PROCESS CONDITION; PULVERIZED COAL COMBUSTION; SPECIATION; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DECOMPOSITION; TOXIC TRACE ELEMENTS;

CARBONIZATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAL; COAL ASH; COAL GASIFICATION; COAL INDUSTRY; FLUE GASES; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FLY ASH; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 78751642951     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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