The Electric Power Research Institute's Program to Control Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants

Mercury Control: For Coal-Derived Gas Streams

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 205-223

  Chang, Ramsay ^a  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Coal; Fabric filter; Fly ash; Halogen; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COAL; FLY ASH; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; MERCURY (METAL); NITROGEN OXIDES; OPERATING COSTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON INJECTION; CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE; FABRIC FILTERS; HALOGEN; OPERATING CONDITION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS;

ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

EID: 85015067190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527658787.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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