The formation and removal characteristics of aerosols in ammonia-based wet flue gas desulfurization

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 604-614

  Yan, Jinpei ^a   Bao, Jingjing ^a   Yang, Linjun ^a   Fan, Fengxian ^b   Shen, Xianglin ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Ammonia based wet flue gas desulfurization; Heterogeneous condensation; Removal

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; AMMONIA; CONDENSATION; DESULFURIZATION; EFFICIENCY; FLUE GASES; FLUES; LIQUEFIED GASES; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE INTERFACES; REMOVAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCRUBBERS; SILICA; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUPERSATURATION;

AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; DE-SULFURIZATION PROCESS; ELECTRICAL LOW-PRESSURE IMPACTOR; HETEROGENEOUS CONDENSATION; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; REMOVAL CHARACTERISTICS; SUPERSATURATION DEGREE; WET FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION;

COAL COMBUSTION;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; AMMONIA; CARBON; COAL; OXYGEN; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AMMONIA; ASH; CONDENSATION; GAS PHASE REACTION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUPERSATURATION; WATER VAPOR;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASH; COMBUSTION; DESULFURIZATION; GAS; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 79960316079     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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