Electrospun metal oxide-TiO 2 nanofibers for elemental mercury removal from flue gas

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 227-228, Issue , 2012, Pages 427-435

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

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal combustion; Electrospinning; Mercury; Metal oxide TiO 2; Photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETER; COAL COMBUSTION FLUE GAS; DOPED-TIO; ELECTROSPINNING METHOD; ELECTROSPUNS; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; METAL OXIDES; OXIDATION EFFICIENCY; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; REMOVAL CYCLES; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TIO; UV IRRADIATION; UV-VIS ABSORPTIONS; UV-VIS SPECTRA; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

COAL COMBUSTION; ELECTROSPINNING; FLUE GASES; MERCURY (METAL); METALLIC COMPOUNDS; NANOFIBERS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; SILVER OXIDES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AMALGAM; COPPER OXIDE; INDIUM; INDIUM DIOXIDE; MERCURY; METAL OXIDE; NANOFIBER; SILVER; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTEN TRIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANADIUM DERIVATIVE; VANADIUM OXIDE;

CATALYSIS; COAL; COMBUSTION; ELECTRICAL METHOD; HEAVY METAL; IRRADIATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; OXIDE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TITANIUM;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY DISPERSING X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FLUE GAS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COAL; LIGHT; MERCURY; NANOFIBERS; OXIDES; POWER PLANTS; TITANIUM;

EID: 84862696190     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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