Impact of SO2 on elemental mercury oxidation over CeO2-TiO2 catalyst

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 219, Issue , 2013, Pages 319-326

  Li, Hailong ^a,b,d   Wu, Chang Yu ^b   Li, Ying ^c   Li, Liqing ^a   Zhao, Yongchun ^d   Zhang, Junying ^d  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^d HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CeO2 TiO2; Coal combustion; Flue gas; Mercury; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CHLORINE; BALANCE POINT; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; GAS CONDITIONS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INHIBITIVE EFFECTS; LANGMUIR HINSHELWOOD MECHANISM; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PROMOTIONAL EFFECT; TIO;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSTS; CHLORINE; COAL COMBUSTION; FLUE GASES; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; SULFUR; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 84873243248     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.12.100     Document Type: Article

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