Application of mercury temperature programmed desorption (HgTPD) to ascertain mercury/char interactions

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-14

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

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Chars; Combustion; Gasification; Mercury

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COAL COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION; DESORPTION; GASIFICATION; MERCURY (METAL); TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION;

CHARS; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; GAS COMPOSITIONS; MERCURY SPECIES; OXY COMBUSTIONS;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84922370597     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.12.032     Document Type: Article

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