Evidence of powdered activated carbon preferential collection and enrichment on electrostatic precipitator discharge electrodes during sorbent injection for mercury emissions control

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-12

  Prabhu, Vinit ^a   Kim, Taehoon ^a   Khakpour, Yasmin ^a   Serre, Shannon D ^b   Clack, Herek L ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Ash; Electrostatic; Mercury; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; CARBON-BASED; DISCHARGE ELECTRODE; DUST CAKE; MERCURY EMISSIONS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; SORBENT INJECTION; TOTAL MERCURIES; TOTAL PARTICULATE MATTER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ASHES; COAL ASH; DUST; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; GAS EMISSIONS; MERCURY (METAL); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SORBENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 80053489268     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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