Speciation of Hg retained in gasification biomass chars by temperature-programmed decomposition

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 126, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-4

  Rallo, Manuela ^a   Fuente Cuesta, Aida ^b   Lopez Anton, M Antonia ^b   Díaz Somoano, Mercedes ^b   Martínez Tarazona, M Rosa ^b   Maroto Valer, M Mercedes ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Char; Coal combustion; Mercury

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; FLUE GASES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GASIFICATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; CHAR; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; GAS COMPOSITIONS; MERCURY CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DECOMPOSITION; THERMAL CONVERSION;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 84899842250     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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