Tests on the vapor-phase mercury removal by chemically modified heavy-oil fly ashes in fixed bed and entrained flow reactor

22nd Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference 2005, PCC 2005

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 2707-2729

  Baek, Jeom In ^a   Lee, Si Hyun ^b   Lee, Jae K ^a  

^a Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)   (South Korea)

^b Clean Energy Research Department   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Flue gas; Gas phase mercury; Oil fired fly ash; Power plant

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ACTIVATION; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; COAL-FIRED FLUE GAS; COMMERCIAL ACTIVATED CARBONS; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ENTRAINED FLOW REACTOR; GASPHASE; VAPOR PHASE MERCURY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COST REDUCTION; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; MERCURY (METAL); POWER PLANTS; SORBENTS; SULFUR; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; VAPORS; WASTE INCINERATION;

COAL ASH;

EID: 84883081259     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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