Regenerable sorbents for mercury capture in simulated coal combustion flue gas

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 260, Issue , 2013, Pages 869-877

  Rodríguez Pérez, Jorge ^a   López Antón, M Antonia ^a   Díaz Somoano, Mercedes ^a   García, Roberto ^a   Martínez Tarazona, M Rosa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coal combustion; Gold; Mercury; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON SUPPORTS; COAL COMBUSTION FLUE GAS; COAL POWER PLANTS; COMBUSTION FLUE GAS; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; OXIDIZED MERCURY; REGENERATION; RETENTION CAPACITY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COAL COMBUSTION; DISPERSIONS; GOLD; METALS; SORBENTS;

MERCURY (METAL);

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; MERCURY; SORBENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COAL; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; GOLD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NANOTECHNOLOGY; REGENERATION; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; DESULFURIZATION; DISPERSION; FLUE GAS; REGENERATION;

COAL COMBUSTION; GOLD; MERCURY; REGENERATION;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; CHARCOAL; COAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GASES; GOLD; MERCURY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; OXYGEN; POWER PLANTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84880643556     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.06.026     Document Type: Article

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