Tail-end Hg capture on Au/carbon-monolith regenerable sorbents

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 193, Issue , 2011, Pages 304-310

  Izquierdo, M Teresa ^a   Ballestero, Diego ^b   Juan, Roberto ^a   García Díez, Enrique ^a,b   Rubio, Begoña ^a   Ruiz, Carmen ^a   Pino, M Rosa ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN JORGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Au C sorbent; Hg capture; Regenerable sorbent

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; CARBON-BASED; EXPERIMENTAL INSTALLATIONS; FIXED BED; INLET CONCENTRATION; MERCURY CAPTURE; PARTICLE ENTRAINMENT; REGENERABLE SORBENT; SPACE VELOCITIES;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; GOLD; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MERCURY (METAL); NANOPARTICLES; SORPTION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

SORBENTS;

CARBON; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; MERCURY; SORBENT;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GOLD; INSTALLATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PRESSURE DROP;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; LOW TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; VELOCITY;

CARBON; GOLD; MERCURY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 80053240383     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.065     Document Type: Article

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