Uncertainty analysis of the mercury oxidation over a standard scr catalyst through a lab-scale kinetic study

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 369-376

  Negreira, Ana Suarez ^a   Wilcox, Jennifer ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FLUE GASES; KINETIC THEORY; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; PACKED BEDS; REACTION RATES;

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY OXIDATIONS; OXIDATION EFFICIENCY; PACKED BED REACTOR; SPACE VELOCITIES; STANDARD COMPOSITION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84921415365     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef502096r     Document Type: Article

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