“…It is well known that alkali metal oxides and alkaline-earth metal oxides present in coal fly ash partially capture acidic gaseous sulfur oxides, which are present in the flue gas [7,13,14]. However, to achieve sufficient solidification, alkaline sorbents are additionally being sprayed into the furnace or into the flue gas, such as CaO, MgO, Na 2 CO 3 , Ca (OH) 2 and Mg(OH) 2 [15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Among the sorbents mentioned above, calcium-based sorbents are the most commonly used because they are affordable, easy to obtain and can remove SO 3 with a high efficiency (above 80%) [17,21].…”