Coal Fired Flue Gas Mercury Emission Controls
Mercury (Hg) is one of the most toxic heavy metals, harmful to both the environment and human health. Hg is released into the atmosphere from natural and anthropogenic sources, and its emission control has caused much concern. This book introduces readers
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Jiang Wu · Yan Cao Weiguo Pan · Weiping Pan
Coal Fired Flue Gas Mercury Emission Controls
Energy and Environment Research in China
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Jiang Wu • Yan Cao • Weiguo Pan • Weiping Pan
Coal Fired Flue Gas Mercury Emission Controls
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Jiang Wu Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai, China
Yan Cao Western Kentucky University Kentucky, KY, USA
Weiguo Pan Shanghai University of Electric Power Shanghai, China
Weiping Pan Western Kentucky University Kentucky, KY, USA
ISSN 2197-0238 ISSN 2197-0246 (electronic) Energy and Environment Research in China ISBN 978-3-662-46346-8 ISBN 978-3-662-46347-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-46347-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015935425 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, Shanghai and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publishers, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publishers, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publishers nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin Heidelberg is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer. com)
Preface
Mercury (Hg) is considered as a global pollutant and is one of the most toxic heavy metals commonly found in the global environment including lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere, which has a long residence time in the atmosphere from 0.5 to 2 years. Coal combustion, waste incineration, metal mining, refining and manufacturing and chlorine-alkali production are currently major anthropogenic source categories in the industrialized world. Coal-fired power plants have been considered to be the primary anthropogenic source of mercury into the atmosphere. After inhalation of Hg by human beings, elemental Hg vapor rapidly diffuses through the alveolar membrane and is absorbed through the lungs, and has a bad effect on the nervous system, particularly with regard to early-life neurodevelopment. Therefore, the research on mercury in America and Europe has been widely conducted. Anthropogeni
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