Oxidation, reemission and mass distribution of mercury in bituminous coal-fired power plants with SCR, CS-ESP and wet FGD

Fuel

Volumn 93, Issue , 2012, Pages 312-318

  Pudasainee, Deepak ^a   Kim, Jeong Hun ^a   Yoon, Young Sik ^a   Seo, Yong Chil ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Co beneficial effect; Coal combustion; Mass distribution; Mercury oxidation; Reemission

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES; BITUMINOUS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS; BOTTOM ASH; CATALYTIC REACTOR; CO-BENEFICIAL EFFECT; COMBUSTION FLUE GAS; EPA METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUE GAS COMPONENT; FLUE GAS TEMPERATURES; HG CONCENTRATIONS; MASS DISTRIBUTION; MERCURY OXIDATION; ONTARIO HYDRO METHODS; REEMISSION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOLID AND LIQUID SAMPLES; WET FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; ASH HANDLING; BITUMINOUS COAL; BOILERS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; COAL FUELED FURNACES; DESULFURIZATION; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; FLOW RATE; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FLY ASH; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GAS PLANTS; GASES; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 84855931652     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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