Mercury control in municipal waste combustors and coal-fired utilities
Journal Article
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· Environmental Progress
- Acurex Environmental Corp., Durham, NC (United States)
- National Risk Management Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
Control of mercury (Hg) emissions from municipal waste combustors (MWCs) and coal-fired utilities has attracted attention due to current and potential regulations. Among several techniques evaluated for Hg control, dry sorbent infection (primarily injection of activated carbon) has shown promise for consistently removing high levels of Hg from MWC or coal flue gas. However, the performance in terms of amount of Hg removed per amount of sorbent varies widely between the MWC and coal-fired applications and from unit to unit. In this study, we have conducted bench-scale experiments under conditions simulating MWCs and coal-fired units to study Hg capture by dry sorbents. 14 refs., 6 figs., 3 tabs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 577501
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Progress, Journal Name: Environmental Progress Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 16; ISSN 0278-4491; ISSN ENVPDI
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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