Removal mechanism of elemental mercury by using non-thermal plasma

Chemosphere

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-75

  Byun, Youngchul ^a   Koh, Dong Jun ^a   Shin, Dong Nam ^a  

^a Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elemental mercury; HgO3; Mercury removal; Non thermal plasma; O3; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION;

DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; HGO3; INJECTION METHOD; MERCURY REMOVAL; MERCURY SPECIES; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; REMOVAL MECHANISM;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

MERCURIC OXIDE; MERCURY; OXYGEN;

BIOREACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; OZONE; PLASMA; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GAS; INJECTION; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); NON THERMAL PLASMA; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION AND DISSOCIATION SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 79951849499     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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