High porosity in situ catalyzed carbon honeycombs for mercury capture in coal fired power plants

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 123-136

  Liu, Xinyuan ^a   Ruffin, Millicent K ^a   Johnson, Benedict Y ^a   Owusu, Millicent O ^a  

^a Corning Incorporated ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON HONEYCOMB; CARBON SURFACE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; HIGH POROSITY; IN-SITU; MERCURY CAPTURE; POROSITY PROFILES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BIOCERAMICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUE GASES; FLUES; GAS PLANTS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; PORE SIZE; POWER PLANTS; SORPTION; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; THIOPHENE;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 82355191891     PISSN: 01966219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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