Native halogens in coals from USA, China and elsewhere - Low chlorine coals need bromide addition for enhanced mercury capture

Air and Waste Management Association - 8th Power Plant Air Pollutant Control Mega Symposium 2010

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1174-1242

  Vosteen, Bernhard W ^a   Winkler, Hermann ^b   Berry, Mark S ^c  

^a Vosteen Consulting GmbH   (Germany)

^b STEAG AG   (Germany)

^c SOUTHERN COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULGARIA; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION GAS; GERMANY; HALOGEN CONTENTS; LARGE SCALE TESTS; MASS RATIO; MERCURY CAPTURE; MERCURY CONTENT; MERCURY OXIDATIONS; POWDER RIVER BASIN COALS; UKRAINE; WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS;

AIR POLLUTION; BROMINE; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAL; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONVERSION; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; RETROFITTING; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 79952272566     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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