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REVIEW PAPER
Bibliometric Analysis of Mercury Removal
from Flue Gas Based on Web of Science
1
Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500,
China
2
National-Regional Engineering Center for Recovery of Waste Gases from Metallurgical and Chemical Industries,
Kunming 650500, China
3
Kunming Econ Technology Co., Ltd., Kunming 650607, China
Submission date: 2025-03-16
Final revision date: 2025-06-30
Acceptance date: 2025-08-03
Online publication date: 2025-09-24
Corresponding author
Dongdong Zhang
Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
This study utilized HistCite, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace analytical tools to generate visualizations
of data retrieved from the Web of Science (WOS) database, aiming to comprehensively understand
current research status and frontier trends in flue gas mercury removal. A systematic analysis was
conducted on 2,489 publications spanning 1998 to 2024, involving contributions from 4,496 authors at
1,245 institutions across 64 countries, published in 290 journals. The results indicate that the number
of publications in the field of flue gas mercury removal has demonstrated an overall upward trend
over the past two decades. Currently, China and Huazhong University of Science and Technology
are identified as the most productive country and research institution, respectively, in this research
domain. Environmental Science & Technology emerges as the most influential and authoritative journal
in flue gas mercury removal studies. Keyword cluster analysis reveals three predominant research
themes: adsorption-based mercury removal technologies utilizing activated carbon and other adsorbent
materials, catalytic oxidation mercury removal technologies, and oxidation-based mercury removal
technologies. Furthermore, keyword burst detection analysis highlights that the simultaneous removal
of SO2, NOx, and Hg0 has become a current research focus in this field.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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