XAFS characterization of mercury captured on cupric chloride-impregnated sorbents

Fuel

Volumn 93, Issue , 2012, Pages 618-624

  Li, Xin ^a   Lee, Joo Youp ^a   Heald, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Cupric chloride; Elemental mercury vapor; Mercury speciation; XAFS

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION MECHANISM; ANALYSIS RESULTS; CUPRIC CHLORIDE; ELEMENTAL MERCURY VAPOR; EXAFS; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURES; MERCURY SPECIATION; MERCURY SPECIES; OXIDIZED MERCURY; OXYGEN CARRIER; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR-EDGE STRUCTURE; XAFS; XANES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHEMISORPTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN; SULFUR; VAPORS; X RAY ABSORPTION;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 84855920750     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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