Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6656540 | Fuel Processing Technology | 2018 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Rice straw char (RS), a common biomass pyrolysis waste, was modified by Cu-Ce mixed oxides with ultrasound-assisted impregnation to develop a cost-effective sorbent for Hg0 removal from flue gas. A variety of techniques including thermogravimetric analysis, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to characterize the physical and chemical properties of the sorbents. The effects of ultrasound-assisted impregnation, Cu/Ce molar ratio, loading value, calcination temperature, reaction temperature and concentrations of the simulated flue gas components on Hg0 removal were investigated in a fixed-bed reactor. The results indicated that ultrasound-assisted impregnation promoted Hg0 removal. The optimal Cu/Ce molar ratio, loading value, calcination temperature and reaction temperature were 1/5, 0.18 mol/L, 260 °C and 150 °C, respectively. The presence of O2 and NO promoted Hg0 removal, but H2O and SO2 inhibited Hg0 removal. The highest Hg0 removal efficiency obtained was 95.26%; and chemical adsorption was found to play a key role in the removal process. The results of stability and regeneration tests conducted suggest the sorbents could sustain longtime use for Hg0 removal.
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Authors
Wen Xu, Yusuf G. Adewuyi, Yangxian Liu, Yan Wang,