Simultaneous removal of SO2, NO and mercury using TiO2-aluminum silicate fiber by photocatalysis

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 192, Issue , 2012, Pages 21-28

  Yuan, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Junying ^a   Li, Hailong ^a,b   Li, Yang ^a,c   Zhao, Yongchun ^a   Zheng, Chuguang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Desulfurization; Mercury; Photocatalysis; TiO2 aluminum silicate fiber

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM SILICATES; BET SURFACE AREA; COAL COMBUSTION FLUE GAS; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; FIXED-BED REACTORS; LATTICE OXYGEN; MULTIPLE POLLUTANTS; NO REMOVAL; PHOTO-CATALYTIC REMOVAL; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PROMOTIONAL EFFECT; REACTION MECHANISM; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; TIO; UV INTENSITY; UV IRRADIATION; UV-VIS SPECTRA; XRD;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINOSILICATES; ALUMINUM; CALCINATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL COMBUSTION; DENITRIFICATION; DESULFURIZATION; EXPERIMENTS; FLUE GASES; GLASS FIBERS; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 84862310373     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.03.043     Document Type: Article

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