Mercury emission control from coal combustion systems: A modified air preheater solution

Combustion and Flame

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1741-1747

  Schofield, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b And ChemData Research Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Air preheater retrofitting; Coal combustion; Emission control; Mercury; Pilot plant testing

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC MERCURY; CHEMICAL MECHANISM; COAL BLENDING; COMBUSTION SYSTEMS; COMBUSTION TRAINS; CONVERSION MECHANISM; HALOGEN ADDITION; HETEROGENEOUS CHEMISTRY; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY CONTROL; MERCURY EMISSION CONTROL; MERCURY OXIDATIONS; METALLIC SURFACE; PARTS PER BILLION; PILOT PLANT SCALE; PILOT PLANT TESTING; PLATINUM SURFACE; POWDER RIVER BASIN COALS; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; RESIDENCE TIME; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEMPERATURE REGIONS; WYOMING;

AIR PREHEATERS; BLENDING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHLORINE; COAL; COMBUSTORS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EMISSION CONTROL; MERCURY (METAL); METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; PILOT PLANTS; PLATINUM; RETROFITTING;

COAL COMBUSTION;

CHLORINE; COAL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 84857364842     PISSN: 00102180     EISSN: 15562921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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