The role of unburned carbon concentrates from fly ashes in the oxidation and retention of mercury

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-92

  Abad Valle, P ^a   Lopez Anton, M A ^a   Diaz Somoano, M ^a   Martinez Tarazona, M R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Mercury; Oxidation; Retention

Indexed keywords

ASH FRACTION; CARBONACEOUS MATTER; COMBUSTION OF COAL; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GASPHASE; HETEROGENEOUS OXIDATION; OXIDATION MECHANISMS; OXIDIZED MERCURY; RETENTION; RETENTION CAPACITY; UNBURNED CARBONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL ASH; COAL COMBUSTION; DESORPTION; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; GASES; MERCURY (METAL); SULFUR DIOXIDE;

OXIDATION;

EID: 80053945757     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.08.053     Document Type: Article

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