Influence of limestone characteristics on mercury re-emission in WFGD systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2974-2981

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

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYPSUM SAMPLE; HIGH REACTIVITY; LOW OXYGEN CONDITIONS; MERCURY SPECIES; REDOX POTENTIALS; SMALL PARTICLE SIZE; SULPHITE IONS; WET SCRUBBERS;

BYPRODUCTS; GYPSUM; LIMESTONE; PARTICLE SIZE; REDOX REACTIONS; SCRUBBERS;

MERCURY (METAL);

CALCIUM SULFATE; LIMESTONE; MAGNESIUM; MERCURY; SULFITE;

GYPSUM; LIMESTONE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POROSITY; REDOX POTENTIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COULTER COUNTER; DECOMPOSITION; DESULFURIZATION; DISSOLUTION; LEACHING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ADSORPTION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; IRON; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SULFITES; SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 84875355813     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304090e     Document Type: Article

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