Performance evaluation of non-thermal plasma injection for elemental mercury oxidation in a simulated flue gas

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 268, Issue , 2014, Pages 237-245

  An, Jiutao ^a,b   Shang, Kefeng ^a,b   Lu, Na ^a,b   Jiang, Yuze ^c   Wang, Tiecheng ^a,b   Li, Jie ^a,b   Wu, Yan ^a,b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c STATE GRID SHANDONG ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

HgO; Mercury oxidation; Non thermal plasma injection; Surface discharge plasma reactor

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTAL MERCURY; HGO; INTERNAL SURFACES; MERCURY OXIDATIONS; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; OXIDATION EFFICIENCY; SIMULATED FLUE GAS; SURFACE DISCHARGE PLASMAS;

DUCTS; FLUE GASES; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; OXIDATION; OZONE; PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA THEORY; SULFUR DIOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

MERCURY (METAL);

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MERCURY; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WATER;

AEROSOL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHANE; OXIDATION; OZONE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRONIC PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENERGY YIELD; FLUE GAS; GAS; INJECTION; MICROANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PLASMA GAS; REACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

HGO; MERCURY OXIDATION; NON-THERMAL PLASMA INJECTION; SURFACE DISCHARGE PLASMA REACTOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INCINERATION; MERCURY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLASMA GASES;

EID: 84893604438     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.01.022     Document Type: Article

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