Removal of gas-phase elemental mercury in flue gas by inorganic chemically promoted natural mineral sorbents

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3039-3047

  Ding, Feng ^a   Zhao, Yongchun ^a   Mi, Liangliang ^a   Li, Hailong ^a   Li, Yang ^a   Zhang, Junying ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ABILITY; ATTAPULGITES; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; FIXED-BED; GAS CONDITIONS; GASPHASE; ISOTHERM ADSORPTION; MERCURY ANALYZERS; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY REMOVAL; MORDENITES; NATURAL MINERALS; OXIDE CONTENTS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SURFACE AREA; TESTING TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; BROMINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FLUE GASES; IRON OXIDES; MINERALS; POTASSIUM IODIDE; REMOVAL; SORBENTS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 84863133515     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie202231r     Document Type: Article

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