Modeling of the SCR reactor for coal-fired power plants: Impact of NH3 inhibition on Hg0 oxidation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 257, Issue , 2014, Pages 170-183

  Beretta, Alessandra ^a   Usberti, Nicola ^a   Lietti, Luca ^a   Forzatti, Pio ^a   Di Blasi, Miriam ^b   Morandi, Andrea ^b   La Marca, Cristiana ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ENEL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mercury oxidation; SCR reactor modeling

Indexed keywords

COAL; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; MASS TRANSFER; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; DIFFERENTIAL APPROACH; HETEROGENEOUS MODELING; HONEYCOMB MONOLITH CATALYST; INTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; INTRINSIC KINETIC PARAMETERS; MERCURY OXIDATIONS; SCR REACTORS;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 84905456864     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.06.114     Document Type: Article

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