An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of surface changes on brominated and sulfur-treated activated carbon sorbents during mercury capture: Performance of pellet versus fiber sorbents

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 13695-13701

  Saha, Arindom ^a   Abram, David N ^a   Kuhl, Kendra P ^b   Paradis, Jennifer ^c   Crawford, Jenni L ^c   Sasmaz, Erdem ^b   Chang, Ramsay ^d   Jaramillo, Thomas F ^a   Wilcox, Jennifer ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^d ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAK THROUGH CURVE; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MERCURY CAPTURE; OXIDATION STATE; SIMULATED FLUE GAS; SORBENT SURFACE; SURFACE CHANGES; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY STUDIES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; FIBERS; FLUE GASES; PELLETIZING; PHOTOELECTRONS; SORBENTS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SULFUR;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BROMINE; DOCUSATE CALCIUM; MERCURY; SORBENT; SULFUR; CARBON; CARBON FIBER; CHARCOAL; GAS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BROMINE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SPECTROSCOPY; SULFUR;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BROMINATION; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIBER; GAS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; OXIDATION; RIVER BASIN; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HALOGENATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; CHARCOAL; GASES; HALOGENATION; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SULFUR; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84889840046     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403280z     Document Type: Article

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