Oxidation and capture of elemental mercury over SiO2-TiO2-V2O5 catalysts in simulated low-rank coal combustion flue gas

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 186-193

  Li, Hailong ^a,b   Li, Ying ^c   Wu, Chang Yu ^b   Zhang, Junying ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal combustion; Flue gas; Mercury; SCR; Vanadia

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE ADSORPTION; ACTIVE SURFACE SPECIES; CAPTURE EFFICIENCY; COAL COMBUSTION FLUE GAS; CRITICAL INFORMATION; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; ELEY-RIDEAL MECHANISM; FIXED-BED REACTORS; FLUE GAS COMPONENT; GASPHASE; HIGH SURFACE AREA; LOW RANK COALS; MERCURY; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OXIDATION ACTIVITIES; OXIDATION EFFICIENCY; OXIDIZED MERCURY; PROMOTIONAL EFFECT; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTIVE SPECIES; SCR; SCR CATALYSTS; SOL-GEL METHODS; TIO; TITANIA LOADING; VANADIA;

ADSORPTION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL; FLUE GASES; FLUES; GASES; LOADING; MERCURY (METAL); SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER VAPOR;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 79955004698     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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