A novel oxidative method for the absorption of Hg0 from flue gas of coal fired power plants using task specific ionic liquid scrubber

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 244-245, Issue , 2013, Pages 495-500

  Barnea, Zach ^a   Sachs, Tatyana ^a   Chidambaram, Mandan ^a,b   Sasson, Yoel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Flue gas; Iodine; Ionic liquid; Liquid scrubber; Mercury; Mercury abatement; Task specific ionic liquid

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SYSTEM; COAL FIRED POWER STATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; DIALKYLIMIDAZOLIUM; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; GAS STREAMS; HALIDE SALTS; IMIDAZOLIUM; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; TASK-SPECIFIC IONIC LIQUIDS;

BLENDING; FLUE GASES; IODINE; MERCURY (METAL); POWER PLANTS; SALTS; SCRUBBERS;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

COAL; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IODINE; IONIC LIQUID; MERCURY; TASK SPECIFIC IONIC LIQUID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS FLOW; IODINE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLUE GAS; LIQUID SCRUBBER; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION; SCRUBBER; THERMOSTABILITY; VAPOR PRESSURE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COAL; IMIDAZOLES; IODINE; IONIC LIQUIDS; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POWER PLANTS;

EID: 84872610474     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.067     Document Type: Article

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