Computational and experimental studies of mercury adsorption on unburned carbon present in fly ash

Carbon

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1913-1924

  Li, Junru ^a   Maroto Valer, M Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; CHEMICAL PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HARTREE-FOCK METHODS; MERCURY ADSORPTION; MERCURY REMOVAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SINGLE LAYER; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; UNBURNED CARBONS; ZIGZAG EDGES;

ADSORPTION; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; GRAPHENE;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 84862786528     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.12.042     Document Type: Article

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