锰掺杂SnO2复合材料对烟气零价汞的去除研究

燃煤电厂烟气是中国最重要的人为汞排放源之一,如何控制燃煤烟气汞排放关系着中国履行《关于汞的水俣公约》的成效。通过共沉淀法制备了锡-锰二元金属氧化物(MnO_x-SnO_2)复合材料,对其结构进行了表征,并考察了其对烟气零价汞(Hg~0)的吸附性能。结果表明,在200℃时Hg~0的去除率最高,能达到86.0%;烟气中的O_2能促进Hg~0的去除,而SO_2则抑制Hg~0的去除。MnO_x-SnO_2去除Hg~0的机理是烟气Hg~0首先被吸附在复合材料表面,被MnO_x催化氧化成Hg~(2+),一部分被表面的吸附氧捕捉从而形成HgO,一部分与锡结合形成锡汞齐。     

氧化还原共沉淀法制备的二元锰氧化物催化剂催化氧化苯的效果

通过氧化还原共沉淀法和共沉淀法制备了锰铈复合氧化物催化剂,用于苯的催化氧化,并结合一系列表征手段研究了催化剂的构效关系。结果表明,相对于共沉淀法,通过氧化还原共沉淀法制备的锰铈复合氧化物催化剂具有较大的孔径和比表面积,较好的低温还原性,拥有更好的苯催化氧化性能。之后采用氧化还原共沉淀法制备了不同金属元素(Co、Cu和Sn)掺杂改性的锰氧化物催化剂,并对苯进行催化氧化评价,发现不同元素(Co、Cu、Ce和Sn)掺杂均能提高锰氧化物催化剂的催化氧化活性,其中Ce、Sn掺杂之后得到的催化剂的催化氧化性能最佳,而对于不同催化体系,催化剂的氧化还原性与催化活性能之间没有必然联系。     

钴钛层柱粘土催化剂催脱除零价汞简

采用钴-钛层柱粘土催化剂，向烟气中添加HCl气体进行零价汞的催化脱除实验研究。考察了反应温度及催化剂的焙烧温度、Ti/粘土、活性组分（Co）负载量等制备条件对零价汞催化脱除效果的影响。研究表明，在HCl含量20×10^-6的模拟烟气中，焙烧温度为400℃、Ti/粘土为15 mmol/g、Co含量为5 wt%（以CoO计）的钴钛层柱粘土催化剂（Co-Ti-PILCs）在空速为1.0×10⁴ h^-1、温度为300℃时零价汞脱除效率为86.7%。     

选择性催化还原催化剂氧化脱除烟气中单质汞

以运用超声辅助浸渍法制备的V2O5-WO3/TiO2系列催化剂样品作为研究参考,在150 ～ 400℃,分别考察了某燃煤电厂新鲜的及已运行长达26 000 h的商用SCR脱硝催化剂对模拟烟气中单质汞(Hg0)的氧化性能,并利用SEM、BET、XRD等手段对样品的理化性质进行了表征.结果表明,电厂商用SCR催化剂对于燃煤烟气中的Hg0具有一定的催化氧化作用,但在250℃最佳反应温度时,最大汞氧化效率在50％以下,相同实验条件下,自制的1％V205-9％ WO3/TiO2(V1W9Ti)能够获得68.18％的最大汞氧化效率;通过考察NO、NH3、SO2和水蒸气对汞的氧化的影响发现,在低浓度NO以及5％02存在时,NO能够促进汞的氧化;SO2对汞的氧化有明显的抑制作用,而且其毒害作用具有一定的不可逆性;NH3在催化剂表面能够与Hg0发生竞争吸附,从而抑制了汞的氧化;水蒸气的存在容易导致催化剂的失活.此外,对催化剂氧化Hg0的机理进行了探讨.     

CuCoO_x/TiO_2催化氧化NO性能研究

采用浸渍法制备了CuCoOx/TiO2催化剂,考察了焙烧温度、反应温度、氧含量、NO浓度和空间速度对催化剂催化氧化NO性能的影响,并考察了催化剂的抗硫抗水性能.XRD、TPR和BET分析表明,350℃焙烧的催化剂具有Cu-Co2O4尖晶石结构,比表面积大,对N0的氧化效果好.在空速为5 000 h-1,NO进口浓度500 mg/m3,含氧量10%的条件下,反应温度300cc时N0转化率可达79.5%,250℃时N0转化率接近50%.该催化剂具有良好的单独抗SO2、抗H2O毒化性能,H2O和SO2同时存在时很快失活.该催化剂可用于不同时含H2O和SO2的含NO气体催化氧化后再吸收处理.     

Cu/SAPO-34对模拟烟气中零价汞的脱除性能

采用离子交换法将不同比例的Cu负载于SAPO-34分子筛,通过固定床反应器考察其对模拟烟气中零价汞(Hg~0)的催化去除效果,并使用BET、XRD、SEM等方法对材料性能进行分析表征。结果发现:在脱汞效率测试中,1.5×10~(-5)HCl能显著提升Cu/SAPO-34对Hg~0的去除效率。在100~250℃范围内,Hg~0去除率均能达到80%以上,最大去除效率达到97%。在抗水抗硫实验中,H_2O对Cu/SAPO-34-10%脱汞效率影响很小;通入2×10~(-3)SO_2450 min后,Hg~0去除率仍有85%,停止通入SO_2后材料的脱汞效率能够恢复。     

金属卤化盐改性沸石脱汞性能

为了获得性价比较高的燃煤烟气脱汞吸附及氧化材料,采用碱金属卤化盐、过渡金属卤化盐等溶液浸渍改性人造沸石,通过固定床吸附实验考查改性沸石对模拟烟气中汞的脱除能力,讨论改性沸石对汞的脱除机理。结果表明:碱金属卤化盐改性会略微降低沸石对汞的脱除能力,过渡金属卤化盐改性会显著提高沸石对汞的脱除能力。提高溶液浓度会提高过渡金属卤化盐溶液改性沸石的脱除能力。改性导致沸石的比表面积减小、孔容积减小,吸附能力减弱,但有效官能团的增加使得氧化及催化氧化能力增强。过渡金属卤化盐改性沸石对汞的脱除机理为化学吸附占主导地位,Hg~0被物理吸附的比例小于5%,其余的均被氧化成汞氧化物。     

改性粉煤灰基吸附剂烟气脱汞

改性粉煤灰基吸附剂作为烟气脱汞吸附剂,具有成本低的特点。为进一步研究改性粉煤灰基吸附剂脱汞的工业运行状况,设计了最大烟气流量为2 000 Nm3/h的中试实验。首先通过数值模拟方法研究燃煤烟气过程中吸附剂脱汞性能,分别研究了吸附剂粒径、烟气流量以及吸附剂料层厚度对脱汞效率的影响。研究发现,随着烟气流量的增加脱汞效率降低,烟气流量为2 000 Nm3/h时脱汞效率为74.26%。在中试实验中采用三段式脱汞工艺,脱汞吸附剂为卤素元素浸渍改性的粉煤灰基吸附剂,根据模拟结果设计了吸附剂粒径为25 mm,料层厚度为400 mm的实验参数。实验结果表明,三段式脱汞工艺在烟气流量为2 000 Nm3/h,其脱汞效率为78.8%,其中吸附剂的脱汞效率为68.90%,证明了改性粉煤灰基吸附剂在工业烟气脱汞工艺中具有良好作用。     

CuCoOx／TiO2催化氧化NO性能研究

采用浸渍法制备了CuCoOx／TiO2催化剂，考察了焙烧温度、反应温度、氧含量、NO浓度和空间速度对催化剂催化氧化NO性能的影响，并考察了催化剂的抗硫抗水性能。XRD、TPR和BET分析表明，350℃焙烧的催化剂具有CuCo2O4尖晶石结构，比表面积大，对NO的氧化效果好。在空速为5000h^-1，NO进口浓度500mg／m^3，含氧量10％的条件下，反应温度300℃时NO转化率可达79．5％，250℃时NO转化率接近50％。该催化剂具有良好的单独抗SO2、抗H2O毒化性能，H2O和SO2同时存在时很快失活。该催化剂可用于不同时含H2O和SO2的含NO气体催化氧化后再吸收处理。     

铁及铁铜氧化物对臭氧氧化酸性红B的催化效能

采用自蔓延溶胶凝胶法分别制备了铁氧化物和铁铜复合氧化物催化剂,以酸性红B为降解对象,对比了单独臭氧氧化、铁氧化物和铁铜复合氧化物催化臭氧氧化对酸性红B的降解效果,考察了磁力搅拌速度(500～1 640 r/min)、溶液pH(3～11)、臭氧投加速率(3.55～28.4 mg/min)对铁铜复合氧化物催化性能的影响。结果表明,与单独臭氧氧化比较,铁氧化物和铁铜复合氧化物均能加速酸性红B的降解,促进色度和COD的去除,结合催化剂的表征结果,推断催化剂表面羟基促进臭氧分解产生.OH是其氧化性能较好的主要原因,另外,催化剂的吸附能力对催化性能也有一定影响。随着磁力搅拌速度、溶液pH、臭氧投加速率的增大,铁铜复合氧化物催化臭氧氧化酸性红B的效果越好。     

Study on the removal of elemental mercury from simulated flue gas by Fe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>-CeO<Subscript>2</Subscript>/AC at low temperature

Fe₂O₃ and CeO₂ modified activated coke (AC) synthesized by the equivalent-volume impregnation were employed to remove elemental mercury (Hg⁰) from simulated flue gas at a low temperature. Effects of the mass ratio of Fe₂O₃ and CeO₂, reaction temperature, and individual flue gas components including O₂, NO, SO₂, and H₂O (g) on Hg⁰ removal efficiency of impregnated AC were investigated. The samples were characterized by Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Results showed that with optimal mass percentage of 3 % Fe₂O₃ and 3 % CeO₂ on Fe3Ce3/AC, the Hg⁰ removal efficiency could reach an average of 88.29 % at 110 °C. Besides, it was observed that O₂ and NO exhibited a promotional effect on Hg⁰ removal, H₂O (g) exerted a suppressive effect, and SO₂ showed an insignificant inhibition without O₂ to some extent. The analysis of XPS indicated that the main species of mercury on used Fe3Ce3/AC was HgO, which implied that adsorption and catalytic oxidation were both included in Hg⁰ removal. Furthermore, the lattice oxygen, chemisorbed oxygen, and/or weakly bonded oxygen species made a contribution to Hg⁰ oxidation.     

湿式烟气脱硫系统同时脱汞研究

研究表明，湿法烟气脱硫装置(WFGD)可去除烟气中绝大部分Hg²⁺，但对单质汞的吸收效果不明显，因此研究提高湿法烟气脱硫系统中单质汞的氧化率的方法对控制汞的排放具有重要意义。综述了WFGD及在此系统中各种添加剂的脱汞性能，认为在添加剂中，气态的臭氧、液态的次氯酸和氯化钠稀溶液、 黄磷乳浊液、氢硫化钠溶液及EDTA的汞去除效果较好，且不会被SO₂大量消耗，可在WFGD系统实现同时脱硫脱汞；而气态的氯气，液态的K₂S₂O₈溶液虽然也有较好的汞去除效果，但因易被SO₂或亚硫酸盐溶液消耗，当在WFGD系统中用其氧化单质汞时，需要对脱硫塔进行分层或其他改造，使烟气中的SO₂被吸收后再控制汞，提高经济性。     

Investigation of Selective Catalytic Reduction Impact on Mercury Speciation under Simulated NOx Emission Control Conditions

Abstract

Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology increasingly is being applied for controlling emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO_x) from coal-fired boilers. Some recent field and pilot studies suggest that the operation of SCR could affect the chemical form of mercury (Hg) in coal combustion flue gases. The speciation of Hg is an important factor influencing the control and environmental fate of Hg emissions from coal combustion. The vanadium and titanium oxides, used commonly in the vanadia-titania SCR catalyst for catalytic NO_x reduction, promote the formation of oxidized mercury (Hg²⁺).

The work reported in this paper focuses on the impact of SCR on elemental mercury (Hg⁰) oxidation. Bench-scale experiments were conducted to investigate Hg⁰ oxidation in the presence of simulated coal combustion flue gases and under SCR reaction conditions. Flue gas mixtures with different concentrations of hydrogen chloride (HCl) and sulfur dioxide (SO₂) for simulating the combustion of bituminous coals and subbituminous coals were tested in these experiments. The effects of HCl and SO₂ in the flue gases on Hg⁰ oxidation under SCR reaction conditions were studied. It was observed that HCl is the most critical flue gas component that causes conversion of Hg⁰ to Hg²⁺ under SCR reaction conditions. The importance of HCl for Hg⁰ oxidation found in the present study provides the scientific basis for the apparent coal-type dependence observed for Hg⁰ oxidation occurring across the SCR reactors in the field.     

Effects of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitric Oxide on Mercury Oxidation and Reduction under Homogeneous Conditions

Abstract

This paper is particularly related to elemental mercury (Hg⁰) oxidation and divalent mercury (Hg²⁺) reduction under simulated flue gas conditions in the presence of nitric oxide (NO) and sulfur dioxide (SO₂). As a powerful oxidant and chlorinating reagent, Cl₂ has the potential for Hg oxidation. However, the detailed mechanism for the interactions, especially among chlorine (Cl)-containing species, SO₂, NO, as well as H₂O, remains ambiguous. Research described in this paper therefore focused on the impacts of SO₂ and NO on Hg⁰ oxidation and Hg²⁺ reduction with the intent of unraveling unrecognized interactions among Cl species, SO₂, and NO most importantly in the presence of H₂O. The experimental results demonstrated that SO₂ and NO had pronounced inhibitory effects on Hg⁰ oxidation at high temperatures when H₂O was also present in the gas blend. Such a demonstration was further confirmed by the reduction of Hg²⁺ back into its elemental form. Data revealed that SO₂ and NO were capable of promoting homogeneous reduction of Hg²⁺ to Hg⁰ with H₂O being present. However, the above inhibition or promotion disappeared under homogeneous conditions when H₂O was removed from the gas blend.     

Ultra-high adsorption of Hg0 using impregnated activated carbon by selenium

Activated carbon was one of the main adsorptions utilized in elemental mercury (Hg⁰) removal from coal combustion flue gas. However, the high cost and low physical adsorption efficiency of activated carbon injection (ACI) limited its application. In this study, an ultra-high efficiency (nearly 100%) catalyst sorbent-Se_x/Activated carbon (Se_x/AC) was synthesized and applied to remove Hg⁰ in the simulated flue gas, which exhibited 120 times outstanding adsorption performance versus the conventional activated carbon. The Se_x/AC reached 17.98 mg/g Hg⁰ adsorption capacity at 160 °C under the pure nitrogen atmosphere. Moreover, it maintained an excellent mercury adsorption tolerance, reaching the efficiency of Hg⁰ removal above 85% at the NO and SO₂ conditions in a bench-scale fixed-bed reactor. Characterized by the multiple methods, including BET, XRD, XPS, kinetic and thermodynamic analysis, and the DFT calculation, we demonstrated that the ultrahigh mercury removal performance originated from the activated Se species in Se_x/AC. Chemical adsorption plays a dominant role in Hg⁰ removal: Selenium anchored on the surface of AC would capture Hg⁰ in the flue gas to form an extremely stable substance-HgSe, avoiding subsequent Hg⁰ released. Additionally, the oxygen-containing functional groups in AC and the higher BET areas promote the conversion of Hg⁰ to HgO. This work provided a novel and highly efficient carbon-based sorbent -Se_x/AC to capture the mercury in coal combustion flue gas.

Selenium-modified porous activated carbon and the interface functional group promotes the synergistic effect of physical adsorption and chemical adsorption to promote the adsorption capacity of Hg⁰.

     

Active methods of mercury removal from flue gases

Due to its adverse impact on health, as well as its global distribution, long atmospheric lifetime and propensity for deposition in the aquatic environment and in living tissue, the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) has classified mercury and its compounds as a severe air quality threat. Such widespread presence of mercury in the environment originates from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Global anthropogenic emission of mercury is evaluated at 2000 Mg year⁻¹. According to the National Centre for Emissions Management (Pol. KOBiZE) report for 2014, Polish annual mercury emissions amount to approximately 10 Mg. Over 90% of mercury emissions in Poland originate from combustion of coal.

The purpose of this paper was to understand mercury behaviour during sub-bituminous coal and lignite combustion for flue gas purification in terms of reduction of emissions by active methods. The average mercury content in Polish sub-bituminous coal and lignite was 103.7 and 443.5 μg kg⁻¹. The concentration of mercury in flue gases emitted into the atmosphere was 5.3 μg m⁻³ for sub-bituminous coal and 17.5 μg m⁻³ for lignite. The study analysed six low-cost sorbents with the average achieved efficiency of mercury removal from 30.6 to 92.9% for sub-bituminous coal and 22.8 to 80.3% for lignite combustion. Also, the effect of coke dust grain size was examined for mercury sorptive properties. The fine fraction of coke dust (CD) adsorbed within 243–277 μg Hg kg⁻¹, while the largest fraction at only 95 μg Hg kg⁻¹. The CD fraction < 0.063 mm removed almost 92% of mercury during coal combustion, so the concentration of mercury in flue gas decreased from 5.3 to 0.4 μg Hg m⁻³. The same fraction of CD had removed 93% of mercury from lignite flue gas by reducing the concentration of mercury in the flow from 17.6 to 1.2 μg Hg m⁻³. The publication also presents the impact of photochemical oxidation of mercury on the effectiveness of Hg vapour removal during combustion of lignite. After physical oxidation of Hg in the flue gas, its effectiveness has increased twofold.

     

旋转填料床/柠檬酸盐法吸收-解吸SO2

提出采用旋转填料床结合柠檬酸盐法脱除烟气中SO2的方法,考察了旋转填料床转子转速、液气比、初始柠檬酸根浓度和初始pH值等因素对脱硫效率的影响。结果表明,采用超重力法超重机转子转速为1 000 r/min、液气比为7L/m3、初始柠檬酸根浓度为1.5 mol/L、吸收液的初始pH值为5.0,脱硫效率稳定在99%左右。研究了水蒸气汽提法解吸SO2时初始柠檬酸根浓度、初始pH值、SO2浓度、富液流量和水蒸气流量对解吸效率的影响,得出了影响SO2解吸率的基本规律,并进行了分析。通过实验证明该方法在技术上是可行的,具有良好的应用前景。     

Gas-phase elemental mercury removal in a simulated combustion flue gas using TiO2 with fluorescent light

A previously proposed technology incorporating TiO₂ into common household fluorescent lighting was further tested for its Hg⁰ removal capability in a simulated flue-gas system. The flue gas is simulated by the addition of O₂, SO₂, HCl, NO, H₂O, and Hg⁰, which are frequently found in combustion facilities such as waste incinerators and coal-fired power plants. In the O₂ + N₂ + Hg⁰ environment, a Hg⁰ removal efficiency (η_Hg) greater than 95% was achieved. Despite the tendency for η_Hg to decrease with increasing SO₂ and HCl, no significant drop was observed at the tested level (SO₂: 5–300 ppm_v, HCl: 30–120 ppm_v). In terms of NO and moisture, a significant negative effect on η_Hg was observed for both factors. NO eliminated the OH radical on the TiO₂ surface, whereas water vapor caused either the occupation of active sites available to Hg⁰ or the reduction of Hg₀ by free electron. However, the negative effect of NO was minimized (η_Hg > 90%) by increasing the residence time in the photochemical reactor. The moisture effect can be avoided by installing a water trap before the flue gas enters the Hg⁰ removal system.

Implications: This paper reports a novel technology for a removal of gas-phase elemental mercury (Hg⁰) from a simulated flue gas using TiO₂-coated glass beads under a low-cost, easily maintainable household fluorescent light instead of ultraviolet (UV) light. In this study, the effects of individual chemical species (O₂, SO₂, HCl, NO, and water vapor) on the performance of the proposed technology for Hg⁰ removal are investigated. The result suggests that the proposed technology can be highly effective, even in real combustion environments such as waste incinerators and coal-fired power plants.     

Improved Spray Dry Scrubbing through Grinding of FGD Recycle Material

A laboratory size spray dry scrubbing unit consisting of a spray dryer and a pulse Jet baghouse was used to study the effect of grinding recycle waste on SO₂ removal across the spray dryer and on sorbent utilization. The equipment treats simulated flue gas with a dry flow rate of 1.5 m³ h^?1 (stp) and utilizes an ultrasonic nozzle for atomization. The apparatus was initially tested over a broad range of operating conditions; a close agreement in SO₂ removal was found with data from much larger units. The effect of grinding the FGD recycle material on the SO₂ removal across the spray dryer was found to be great. Grinding the recycle material can enhance the SO₂ removal efficiency to a level comparable to operation with a large excess of fresh lime.     

Simultaneous removal of NOx,SO2, and Hg from flue gas in FGD absorber with oxidant injection (NaClO2)– full-scale investigation

ABSTRACT

This article presents the results of an industrial-scale study (on 400 MW_e lignite fired unit) of simultaneous NO_x, SO₂, and Hg^T removal in FGD absorber with oxidant injection (NaClO₂) into flue gas. It was confirmed that the injection of sodium chlorite upstream the FGD (Flue Gas Desulfurization) absorber oxidize NO to NO₂, Hg⁰ to Hg²⁺, and enhancing NO_x and Hg^T removal efficiency from exhaust gas in FGD absorber. Mercury removal efficiency grows with the rise of degree of oxidation NO to NO₂ and was limited by the phenomenon of re-emission. For NO_x removal the most critical parameters is slurry pH and temperature. There was no negative effect on sulfur dioxide removal efficiency caused by oxidant injection in tested FGD absorber. Based on the data provided, NO_x and Hg^T emissions can be reduced by adjusting the FGD absorber operating parameters combined with oxidant injection.