Application of thermal desorption for the identification of mercury species in solids derived from coal utilization

Chemosphere

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 459-465

  Rumayor, M ^a   Diaz Somoano, M ^a   Lopez Anton, M A ^a   Martinez Tarazona, M R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mercury speciation; Sequential extraction; Solid samples; Thermal desorption

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SPECIATION; COAL COMBUSTION; EXTRACTION; FLY ASH; POSITIVE IONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMAL DESORPTION;

APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES; COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; MERCURY SPECIATIONS; QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECOVERY PERCENTAGES; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; SOLID SAMPLES;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

COAL; MERCURY; CARBON; COAL ASH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COAL; DESORPTION; FLY ASH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; EXTRACTION; FLY ASH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL; THERMAL DESORPTION; THERMODYNAMICS; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COAL ASH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HOT TEMPERATURE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VALIDATION STUDY;

CARBON; COAL; COAL ASH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MERCURY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84919725066     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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