改性活性炭吸附净化黄磷尾气中的PH_3

通过钢瓶配气模拟和气相色谱GC-14C测定的方法,研究了改性活性炭吸附净化黄磷尾气中PH3的相关问题。得到了吸附反应的最佳吸附温度、氧含量、气体流量、改性液浓度、活性炭粒径和焙烧温度。再生方法可行,可通过再生液回收磷酸。热重差热分析和孔径分布初步证明吸附质为磷和磷氧化物。     

改性活性炭吸附净化黄磷尾气巾的PH3

通过钢瓶配气模拟和气相色谱GC-14C测定的方法,研究了改性活性炭吸附净化黄磷尾气中PH3的相关问题.得到了吸附反应的最佳吸附温度、氧含量、气体流量、改性液浓度、活性炭粒径和焙烧温度.再生方法可行,可通过再生液回收磷酸.热重差热分析和孔径分布初步证明吸附质为磷和磷氧化物.     

改性活性炭吸附净化黄磷尾气中的H2S

研究了以Cu²⁺离子活性溶液制备改性活性炭吸附净化黄磷尾气中H₂S的相关问题，考察了改性活性炭制备过程中的浸渍液浓度、干燥温度和焙烧温度的影响，以及温度和氧含量对吸附的影响；并对空白活性炭、改性活性炭吸附前后做SEM表征。研究结果表明，浸渍液浓度0.05 mol/L、干燥温度120℃、焙烧温度250℃为改性活性炭制备的最佳条件；吸附反应阶段较适宜的温度为95℃，氧含量为1%；结合扫描电镜初步表明，改性后的活性炭S容量增加，吸附效果明显。     

改性活性炭吸附净化黄磷尾气中的H2S

研究了以Cu2 离子活性溶液制备改性活性炭吸附净化黄磷尾气中H2S的相关问题,考察了改性活性炭制备过程中的浸渍液浓度、干燥温度和焙烧温度的影响,以及温度和氧含量对吸附的影响;并对空白活性炭、改性活性炭吸附前后做SEM表征.研究结果表明,浸渍液浓度0.05 mol/L、干燥温度120℃、焙烧温度250℃为改性活性炭制备的最佳条件;吸附反应阶段较适宜的温度为95℃,氧含量为1%;结合扫描电镜初步表明,改性后的活性炭S容量增加,吸附效果明显.     

常压制备秸秆活性炭对水溶液中磷元素的吸附

开发了非真空制备秸秆活性炭的新方法,以稻草秸秆为原料,醋酸钙和氯化锌为活化剂,经热处理,一步合成改性秸秆活性炭。XRD图谱显示,产物为碳酸钙改性活性炭;SEM和TEM的表征结果显示,该活性炭具有微米-纳米多维孔结构,碳酸钙颗粒均匀分布在活性炭的表面和基体中;BET比表面积实验测得不同浓度碳酸钙改性活性炭的比表面积在324~846 m2/g之间。含磷水溶液吸附实验表明,当改性活性炭中碳酸钙含量为1.5%时,活性炭具有最大吸附速率1.76 L/mg;碳酸钙含量为2.0%时,活性炭具有最大吸附容量3.21 mg/g。改性活性炭对磷元素的吸附过程符合Langmuir模型,说明改性活性炭对磷的吸附为单分子层吸附。     

载锆活性炭吸附水中对硝基苯酚和磷的研究

为了研究能有效同步去除水中有机、无机污染物的吸附剂,通过前驱体原位沉积法在活性炭表面负载锆氧化物制备得到复合吸附剂载锆活性炭,并对其去除水中对硝基苯酚(PNP)和磷的性能进行评价。结果表明:载锆活性炭对PNP和磷的吸附效果优于未改性活性炭;Langmuir吸附等温模型均能很好地描述载锆活性炭对两种污染物的吸附过程;载锆活性炭对PNP和磷的吸附过程分别符合准二级动力学模型和准一级动力学模型;离子强度对载锆活性炭的吸附磷能力影响不大,说明载锆活性炭对磷具有较好的吸附选择性。PNP和磷共存时,载锆活性炭依然有较好的吸附性能,表明该复合吸附剂可用于同步去除水中的有机、无机污染物。使用5%(质量分数)氯化钠溶液和5%(质量分数)氢氧化钠溶液可对吸附饱和的载锆活性炭进行再生,通过多次循环实验后脱附率较高且稳定,说明载锆活性炭具有良好的再生潜能。     

热改性斜发沸石对富营养化水体的脱氮除磷效果

氮、磷是导致水体富营养化且又较难去除的一类物质。实验采用模拟的方法研究了天然沸石和不同温度改性沸石的脱氮除磷效果。结果表明,天然沸石对氮、磷静态吸附去除率分别达71%和91%。随着改性温度的升高,350℃改性沸石振荡吸附氮、磷效果最好,较之天然沸石提高了18%,改性温度继续上升则呈下降趋势。不同沸石对氮、磷的吸附特征可用一级动力学方程进行描述,其中350℃改性沸石对氮、磷的吸附特征在不同的固液比情况下均符合一级动力学方程。     

KMnO4改性活性炭对臭气中甲硫醇的吸附特性

针对普通活性炭对污水厂臭气中甲硫醇吸附量低的问题,采用KMnO4浸渍改性以获得高甲硫醇吸附量的改性活性炭,通过低温氮吸附仪、扫描电子显微镜和Boehm滴定等表征揭示改性后活性炭吸附量提高的原因,并进行改性活性炭吸附甲硫醇的动力学和热力学研究。结果表明:在KMnO_4浓度为1%、温度为25℃、活性炭与浸渍液质量比为8∶100的条件下浸渍6 h,改性活性炭对甲硫醇的静态吸附量最高,达到344.22 mg·g~(-1),是未改性前的4.04倍:改性活性炭对甲硫醇吸附量提高的原因主要是表面碱性基团的增加(是原来的2.53倍),以及微孔容积和比表面积的增加。改性活性炭对甲硫醇的吸附符合准二级动力学模型,同时粒子内扩散模型显示吸附过程由气相扩散和内扩散共同作用;符合Freundlich吸附等温方程,具有多层吸附特征,且吸附容易进行,属于优惠吸附,是一个自发、放热和熵减的过程,升温不利于对甲硫醇的吸附。     

气液混合脉冲放电等离子体再生活性炭系统优化研究

为了丰富活性炭再生方法,并拓宽脉冲放电等离子体技术的应用范围,研究建立了气液混合的脉冲放电等离子体体系,将其用于吸附酸性橙II(AO7)饱和活性炭的再生。通过实验,考察了气液混合方式、脉冲电压、脉冲频率和电极间距等关键参数对活性炭再生效果的影响规律,进而对该再生体系进行优化。研究结果表明,气液分离式的气液混合方式较利于该脉冲放电等离子体体系中活性炭的优化;在一定范围内提高脉冲电压,可以提高其中活性炭的再生效果;高的脉冲频率下活性炭再生效果好;气液混合脉冲放电等离子体体系中适宜于活性炭再生的电极间距为20mm。     

剩余污泥制备活性炭及其应用研究

以城市污水处理厂二沉池排出的剩余污泥为原料，采用不同活化方法制备活性炭，同时对比活化效果，研究了制备工艺条件对污泥活性炭吸附性能及产率的影响。结合比表面积、孔径分布和扫描电镜表征分析，对制备的污泥活性炭的性能进行评价，并探讨了污泥活性炭作为水处理吸附剂的去除效果。结果表明，以ZnCl₂为活化剂制备的活性炭性能较好，其最佳制备条件为：活化温度550℃，活化时间45 min，ZnCl₂浓度40％，固液比1∶2。制得的污泥活性炭的碘吸附值为496 mg/g，产率为51.8％，比表面积为301.4 m²/g,孔体积为0.37 mL/g，微孔体积为0.08 mL/g，平均孔径为5.78 nm。将该产品用于处理城市污水，投加量为0.8％，吸附平衡时间约为60 min时，对COD的去除率为81％，吸附容量为42.53 mg/g。     

Determination of the Adsorption Isotherm of Vapor-Phase Mercury Chloride on Powdered Activated Carbon Using Thermogravimetric Analysis

Abstract

This study investigated the use of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to determine the adsorptive capacity and adsorption isotherm of vapor-phase mercury chloride on powdered activated carbon (PAC). The technique is commonly applied to remove mercury-containing air pollutants from gas streams emitted from municipal solid waste incinerators. An alternative form of powdered activated carbon derived from a pyrolyzed tire char was prepared for use herein. The capacity of waste tire-derived PAC to adsorb vapor-phase HgCl₂ was successfully measured using a self-designed TGA adsorption system. Experimental results showed that the maximum adsorptive capacities of HgCl₂ were 1.75, 0.688, and 0.230 mg of HgCl₂ per gram of powdered activated carbon derived from carbon black at 30, 70, and 150 °C for 500 µg/m³ of HgCl₂, respectively. Four adsorption isotherms obtained using the Langmuir, Freundlich, Redlich-Peterson, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) models were used to simulate the adsorption of HgCl₂. The comparison of experimental data associated with the four adsorption isotherms indicated that BET fit the experimental results better than did the other isotherms at 30 °C, whereas the Freundlich isotherm fit the experimental results better at 70 and 150 °C. Furthermore, the calculations of the parameters associated with Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms revealed that the adsorption of HgCl₂ by PAC-derived carbon black favored adsorption at various HgCl₂ concentrations and temperatures.     

The Adsorptive Capacity of Vapor-Phase Mercury Chloride onto Powdered Activated Carbon Derived from Waste Tires

Abstract

Injection of powdered activated carbon (PAC) upstream of particulate removal devices (such as electrostatic precipitator and baghouses) has been used effectively to remove hazardous air pollutants, particularly mercury-containing pollutants, emitted from combustors and incinerators. Compared with commercial PACs (CPACs), an alternative PAC derived from waste tires (WPAC) was prepared for this study. The equilibrium adsorptive capacity of mercury chloride (HgCl₂) vapor onto the WPAC was further evaluated with a self-designed bench-scale adsorption column system. The adsorption temperatures investigated in the adsorption column were controlled at 25 and 150 °C. The superficial velocity and residence time of the flow were 0.01 m/sec and 4 sec, respectively. The adsorption column tests were run under nitrogen gas flow. Experimental results showed that WPAC with higher Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area could adsorb more HgCl₂ at room temperature. The equilibrium adsorptive capacity of HgCl₂ for WPAC measured in this study was 1.49 × 10^?1 mg HgCl₂/g PAC at 25 °C with an initial HgCl₂ concentration of 25 μg/m³. With the increase of adsorption temperature ≤150 °C, the equilibrium adsorptive capacity of HgCl₂ for WPAC was decreased to 1.×34 10^?1 mg HgCl₂/g PA≤C. Furthermore,WPAC with higher sulfur contents could adsorb even more HgCl₂ because of the reactions between sulfur and Hg²⁺ at 150 °C. It was demonstrated that the mechanisms for adsorbing HgCl₂ onto WPAC were physical adsorption and chemisorption at 25 and 150 °C, respectively. Experimental results also indicated that the apparent overall driving force model appeared to have the good correlation with correlation coefficients (r) >0.998 for HgCl₂ adsorption at 25 and 150 °C. Moreover, the equilibrium adsorptive capacity of HgCl₂ for virgin WPAC was similar to that for CPAC at 25 °C, whereas it was slightly higher for sulfurized WPAC than for CPAC at 150 °C.     

Adsorptive conversion of nitrogen dioxide from etching vent gases over activated carbon

Some metal etching operations emit limited flow rates of waste gases with reddish-brown NO₂ fume, which may cause visual and acidic-odor complaints, as well as negative health effects. In this study, tests were performed by passing caustic-treated waste gases vented from Al-etching operations through columns packed either with virgin or regenerated granular activated carbon (GAC) to test their adsorptive conversion performance of NO₂ in the gases. The gases contained 5–55 ppm NO₂ and acetic and nitric acids of below 3 ppm. Exhausted carbon was regenerated by scrubbing it with caustic solution and water, and dried for further adsorption tests. Results indicate that with an (empty bed residence time (EBRT) of 0.15 sec for the gas through the GAC-packed space, around 60% of the influent NO₂ of 54 ppm could be removed, and 47% of the removed NO₂ was converted by and desorbed from the carbon as NO. GAC used in the present study could be regenerated at least twice to restore its capacity for NO₂ adsorption. Within EBRTs of 0.076–0.18 sec, the adsorptive conversion capacity was linearly varied with EBRT. In practice, with an EBRT of 0.20 sec, a conversion capacity of 0.80 kg NO₂ (kg GAC)^?1 with an influent NO₂ of 40 ppm can be used as a basis for system design.

Implications: Some metal etching operations emit waste gases with reddish-brown (yellow when diluted) NO₂ fume which may cause visual and acidic-odor complaints, as well as negative health effects. This study provides a simple process for the adsorptive conversion of NO₂ in caustic-treated waste gases vented from metal-etching operations through a GAC column. With an EBRT of 0.20 sec, a conversion capacity of 0.80 kg NO₂ (kg GAC)^?1 with an influent NO₂ of 40 ppm can be used as a basis for system design. Saturated GAC can be regenerated at least twice by simply scrubbing it with aqueous caustic solution.     

Low Concentration Mercury Sorption Mechanisms and Control by Calcium-Based Sorbents: Application in Coal-Fired Processes

ABSTRACT

The capture of elemental mercury (Hg⁰) and mercuric chloride (HgCl₂) by three types of calcium (Ca)-based sor-bents was examined in this bench-scale study under conditions prevalent in coal-fired utilities. Ca-based sorbent performances were compared with that of an activated carbon. Hg⁰ capture of about 40% (nearly half that of the activated carbon) was achieved by two of the Ca-based sorbents. The presence of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) in the simulated coal combustion flue gas enhanced the Hg⁰ capture from about 10 to 40%. Increasing the temperature in the range of 65-100 °C also caused an increase in the Hg⁰ capture by the two Ca-based sorbents. Mercuric chloride (HgCl₂) capture exhibited a totally different pattern. The presence of SO₂ inhibited the HgCl₂ capture by Ca-based sorbents from about 25 to less than 10%. Increasing the temperature in the studied range also caused a decrease in HgCl₂ capture. Upon further pilot-scale confirmations, the results obtained in this bench-scale study can be used to design and manufacture more cost-effective mercury sorbents to replace conventional sorbents already in use in mercury control.     

活性炭固定床操作参数的优化

研究了操作参数对活性炭固定床处理有机废气的影响。温度升高，吸附容量下降。湿度的存在会减少活性炭对有机物的吸附容量。适当的操作气速为0.1-0.5m/s，在此范围内，气速与压降在对数坐标上呈线性关系。     

浸渍-碱性微波法载磁活性炭粉对壬基酚的吸附

利用浸渍-碱性微波法制备载磁粉末活性炭,通过等温吸附实验和动力学吸附实验,研究对比了其与原料活性炭、浸渍载铁活性炭对壬基酚的吸附性能。采用氮气吸附仪、FTIR、XRD、国标(GB/T12496.19-1999)邻菲啰啉分光度法及VSM,分别对3种样品进行了物相结构、表面官能团、铁含量及磁性能的分析,并探讨了吸附机理。结果表明,浸渍-碱性微波法载磁活性炭的总孔容及孔隙率均有较大提高;其吸附等温线符合Freundich方程,吸附动力学过程符合准二级动力学方程与孔道内扩散模型,相关系数R2均大于0.900。原活性炭经一定浓度的铁盐溶液浸渍后,铁含量由2%提高到8%。在碱性、N2气氛条件下微波后,铁系物主要存在形式为零价铁和Fe3O4,制得的载磁活性炭饱和磁化强度为1.12 emu/g。     

微波再生载苯酚活性炭过程中再生产物分析

研究了载氮气和无载气2种条件下,微波再生载苯酚活性炭过程中再生产物的成分和苯酚随再生过程的去向分布。结果表明,无载气时,微波功率越高,再生反应器内温度越高,吸附质的高温裂解反应越彻底,再生产物以挥发性气体为主,有机质种类很少;而当微波功率较低或载氮气再生时,反应器内温度相对较低,苯酚难以被彻底分解,再生产物中含多种复杂的链状或环状有机物。此外,载氮气时,经气提、挥发而去除的苯酚量约占总吸附量的一半,再生炭上无苯酚残留,活性炭吸附性能可完全恢复乃至优化;无载气时,经挥发而去除的苯酚量只有19.9%,其余大量苯酚则在微波作用下裂解或缩合为其他物质随尾气而去除,且再生炭上仍有少量苯酚未被解吸出来。因此,前者活性炭再生的效果优于后者。     

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.

     

Adsorption of elemental mercury vapors from synthetic exhaust combustion gas onto HGR carbon

An activated carbon commercially available named HGR, produced by Calgon-Carbon Group, was used to adsorbe metallic mercury. The work is part of a wider research activity by the same group focused on the removal of metallic and divalent mercury from combustion flue gas. With respect to previously published papers, this one is aimed at studying in depth thermodynamic equilibria of metallic mercury adsorption onto a commercial activated carbon. The innovativeness lies in the wider operative conditions explored (temperature and mercury concentrations) and in the evaluation of kinetic and thermodynamic data for a commercially available adsorbing material. In detail, experimental runs were carried out on a laboratory-scale plant, in which Hg° vapors were supplied in a nitrogen gas stream at different temperature and mercury concentration. The gas phase was flowed through a fixed bed of adsorbent material. Adsorbate loading curves for different Hg° concentrations together with adsorption isotherms were achieved as a function of temperature (120, 150, 200°C) and Hg° concentrations (1.0?7.0 mg/m³). Experimental runs demonstrated satisfying results of the adsorption process, while Langmuir parameters were evaluated with gas–solid equilibrium data. Especially, they confirmed that adsorption capacity is a favored process in case of lower temperature and they showed that the adsorption heat was –20 kJ/mol. Furthermore, a numerical integration of differential equations that model the adsorption process was proposed. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) investigation was an useful tool to investigate about fresh and saturated carbon areas. The comparison between them allowed identification of surface sites where mercury is adsorbed; these spots correspond to carbon areas where sulfur concentration is greater.

Implications: Mercury compounds can cause severe harm to human health and to the ecosystem. There are a lot of sources that emit mercury species to the atmosphere; the main ones are exhaust gases from coal combustion and municipal solid waste incineration. Furthermore, certain CO₂ capture processes, particularly oxyfuel combustion in a pulverized fuel coal-fired power station, produce a raw CO₂ product containing several contaminants, mainly water vapor, oxygen, and nitrogen but also mercury, that have to be almost completely removed; otherwise these would represent a strong drawback to the success of the process.