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T1 Mercury Emissions Capture Efficiency with Activated Carbon Injection at a Russian Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant
A1 All-Russia Thermal Engineering Institute, 
A1 Russian Academy of Sciences, 
A2 Zykov, A. M.
A2 Anichkov, L. G.
A2 Korshevets, L. K.
A2 Strel’tsova, E. D.
A2 Leonova, M. Yu.
K1 mercury
K1 carbon
K1 thermal power plant
K1 temperature
K1 Russian federation
K1 Health
K1 Mercury
K1 Natural Resources
YR 2014
FD 2014
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31371
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/31371
NO This scientific report presents the results of a collaborative test programme evaluating activated carbon injection for mercury emission control at a coal-fired thermal power plant in the Russian Federation. Testing was conducted at an eight megawatt pilot electrostatic precipitator slipstream using Kuznetsk coal. Baseline measurements showed approximately forty per cent mercury capture without sorbent. Injection of standard activated carbon increased total mercury removal to 67–80 per cent, while brominated activated carbon achieved up to 90 per cent removal at lower injection rates. The study also assessed leaching behaviour of mercury, arsenic and selenium in fly ash using regulatory and Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework methods, examining pH and liquid-to-solid ratio effects relative to drinking water standards.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 19, 2026