Single and dual adsorption of vapor-phase Hg0 and/or HgCl2 by innovative composite activated carbons impregnated with both S0 and Na2S

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 376-385

  Ie, Iau Ren ^a   Shen, Hua Zhen ^a   Yuan, Chung Shin ^a   Hung, Chung Hsuang ^b   Chen, Wei Hsiang ^a   Jen, Yi Hsiu ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composite sulfur impregnation; Powdered activated carbons (PACs); Saturated adsorptive capacity; Single and dual adsorption of Hg0 and or HgCl2; Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION TEMPERATURE; ADSORPTIVE CAPACITY; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; COMPOSITE SULFURIZED ACTIVATED CARBONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; SINGLE AND DUAL ADSORPTION OF HG0 AND/OR HGCL2;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COAL; COAL FUELED FURNACES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; IMPREGNATION; SULFUR; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; VAPORS; WASTE INCINERATION;

GAS ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPOSITE; IMPREGNATED BEDNET; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SULFUR; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84893122303     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2013.03.0072     Document Type: Article

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