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William J. O'Dowd
Researcher at United States Department of Energy
Publications - 13
Citations - 779
William J. O'Dowd is an academic researcher from United States Department of Energy. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coal & Mercury (element). The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 13 publications receiving 759 citations.
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Mercury Measurement and Its Control: What We Know, Have Learned, and Need to Further Investigate
TL;DR: A "plausible link" between anthropogenic sources emitting mercury and the methylation, bioaccumulation in the food chain, and adverse health effects in humans and wildlife is suggested.
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The thief process for mercury removal from flue gas.
TL;DR: The Thief sorbents are cheaper than commercially-available activated carbons; exhibit excellent capacities for mercury; and the overall process holds great potential for reducing the cost of mercury removal from flue gas.
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Thief process for the removal of mercury from flue gas
TL;DR: In this article, a system and method for removing mercury from the flue gas of a coal-fired power plant is described, by adsorption onto a thermally activated sorbent produced in-situ at the power plant.
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Recent advances in mercury removal technology at the National Energy Technology Laboratory
TL;DR: In this article, the capacities of these novel sorbents are determined as a function of gas composition and temperature and compared to results with commercially available activated carbons. And the impact of various parameters (temperature, sorbent-to-mercury ratio, baghouse pressure drop) on the removal of mercury has been investigated.
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A technique to control mercury from flue gas: The Thief Process
William J. O'Dowd,Henry W. Pennline,Mark C. Freeman,Evan J. Granite,Richard A. Hargis,Clement J. Lacher,Andrew Karash +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the Thief Process is used to extract thermally activated sorbent from coal-fired electric utility boilers and injects the sorbent into the downstream ductwork between the air preheater and the particulate collection device of a power plant.