Stabilization of mercury in flue gas desulfurization gypsum from coal-fired electric power plants with additives

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 160-166

  Sun, Mingyang ^a   Hou, Jiaai ^a   Tang, Tingmei ^a   Lu, Rongjie ^a   Cheng, Lihua ^a   Xu, Xinhua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

FGD gypsum; Leaching; Precipitation; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

FGD GYPSUM; FLUE-GAS DESULFURIZATION; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; INITIAL PH VALUE; LEACHATES; PRECIPITATING AGENTS; PRECIPITATION EFFICIENCY; RE-EMISSION; SODIUM DITHIOCARBAMATE;

ACID RAIN; DESULFURIZATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; FLUE GASES; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; MERCURY (METAL); PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STABILIZATION;

GYPSUM;

EID: 84866737127     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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