Impact of individual acid flue gas components on mercury capture by heat-treated activated carbon

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 700-708

  Zheng, Jian Ming ^a,b   Zhou, Jin Song ^a   Luo, Zhong Yang ^a   Cen, Ke Fa ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIMEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated carbon (AC); Flue gases; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ACID GAS; ACIDIC SITES; CARBON SURFACE; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLUE GAS COMPONENT; GAS ATMOSPHERE; HETEROGENEOUS OXIDATION; MERCURY CAPTURE; MULTIPLE COMPONENTS; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUE GASES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

GASES;

EID: 84869017285     PISSN: 1673565X     EISSN: 18621775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A1200112     Document Type: Article

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