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Mercury control in municipal waste combustors and coal-fired utilities. Report for October 1994-February 1996

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:422185
The paper gives results of a study of bench-scale experiments under conditions simulating municipal waste combustors (MWCs) and coal-fired utilities to study mercury (Hg) capture by dry sorbents. The effect of reaction temperature on the capture of different Hg species--H{sup 0} and Hg(II)--by various types of dry sorbents was the focus of bench-scale tests. An attempt was also made in this study to compare the bench-scale results with results obtained from pilot studies and to explain disparities in fuel- and unit-specific performance. The authors` investigations showed that the reaction temperature and Hg species strongly affect Hg control.
Research Organization:
Acurex Environmental Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
OSTI ID:
422185
Report Number(s):
PB--97-123038/XAB; CNN: Contract EPA-68-D5-0005
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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