Control of Hg0 re-emission from gypsum slurries by means of additives in typical wet scrubber conditions

Fuel

Volumn 105, Issue , 2013, Pages 112-118

  Ochoa González, Raquel ^a   Díaz Somoano, Mercedes ^a   Rosa Martinez Tarazona M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Additives; Mercury capture; Wet FGD

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; FENTON REAGENTS; FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION; LIMESTONE SLURRY; LIQUID FRACTION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW DOSE; MERCURY CAPTURE; OXIDIZED MERCURY; PH VALUE; RE-EMISSION; SODIUM HYDROSULFIDE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; WET FGD; WET SCRUBBERS;

CHELATION; DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GASES; GYPSUM; LIMESTONE; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; SCRUBBERS; SLURRIES;

ADDITIVES;

EID: 84870442975     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.05.044     Document Type: Article

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