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Use of fly ash, bottom ash and zeolite as additives for enhancing lime reactivity towards flue gas desulfurization

  1. Paul Maina*,
  2. Makame Mbarawa

Article first published online: 23 OCT 2011

DOI: 10.1002/ep.10608

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy

Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy

Volume 32, Issue 1, pages 75–83, April 2013

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Maina, P. and Mbarawa, M. (2013), Use of fly ash, bottom ash and zeolite as additives for enhancing lime reactivity towards flue gas desulfurization. Environ. Prog. Sustainable Energy, 32: 75–83. doi: 10.1002/ep.10608

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  1. Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

*mainap@tut.ac.za (for correspondence)

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  1. Issue published online: 17 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 23 OCT 2011

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