Retention of mercury by low-cost sorbents: Influence of flue gas composition and fly ash occurrence

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 213, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-21

  Fuente Cuesta, A ^a   Lopez Anton, M A ^a   Diaz Somoano, M ^a   Martinez Tarazona M R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Char; Fly ash; Mercury; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ASH PARTICLES; CHAR; COMMERCIAL ACTIVATED CARBONS; GAS COMPOSITIONS; HETEROGENEOUS OXIDATION; LOW COST SORBENTS; MERCURY OXIDATIONS; OXIDIZED MERCURY; PLASTIC WASTES; RETENTION CAPACITY; SORPTION PROCESS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOMASS; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; OXIDATION; SORPTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 84867818750     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.09.054     Document Type: Article

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