Effect of oxy-combustion flue gas on mercury oxidation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 7164-7170

  Fernández Miranda, Nuria ^a   Lopez Anton, M Antonia ^a   Díaz Somoano, Mercedes ^a   Martínez Tarazona, M Rosa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL COMBUSTION; FUELS; OXIDATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VAPORS;

GAS COMPOSITIONS; MERCURY OXIDATIONS; MERCURY SPECIATIONS; MINOR CONSTITUENTS; OXY-COAL COMBUSTIONS; OXYFUEL COMBUSTION; TOTAL MERCURIES; VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS;

MERCURY (METAL);

CHLORIDE; COAL; MERCURY; NITRIC OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; EXHAUST EMISSION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); WATER VAPOR;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLUE GAS; LABORATORY; OXIDATION; SPECIES; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR; WATER VAPOR;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GASES; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MERCURY; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WATER;

EID: 84902603029     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es500967d     Document Type: Article

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