低碳经济下燃煤电厂CO_2捕集技术

随着中国经济发展,温室气体排放量大幅增加。温室气体中,CO2的排放对气候的负面影响十分巨大,CO2排放已成为燃煤发展的瓶颈问题之一。针对电力工业CO2排放状况,介绍了几种火电厂CO2排放捕集措施：燃烧前脱碳、富氧燃烧以及燃烧后脱碳技术,分析了各项技术的优势和可行性;指出了低碳经济下火电厂的CO2减排方向。     

我国电力行业CO2减排技术及应用前景分析

阐述了我国燃煤电厂CO2排放现状及趋势，将CO2减排技术分为捕集与封存两个部分进行讨论，介绍了目前主要的CO2捕集与封存技术及其研究进展，并分析了各种技术的特点及其在我国电力行业的应用前景。指出电厂位置、CO2捕集方案及封存方式三者之间是相互影响、相互制约的，其中CO2去向是关键因素，处于不同地理位置的电厂需根据具体情况选择相适应的CO2捕集与封存技术的组合。探讨了各种捕集与封存技术的应用前景，建议由国家相关部门或行业支持，建设国家或行业层面的工业化试验中心或试验台。     

火电厂CO_2减排技术及成本探讨

介绍了我国火电厂CO2排放特点,阐述了火电厂CO2减排技术、成本及影响因素,分析了CO2减排对中国未来能源和经济的影响。指出最适合CO2捕集技术发展的电厂类型是超超临界燃煤电厂和IGCC电厂,CO2减排技术的研发重点是大幅度降低成本和效率损失。     

CO2资源化利用的现状及前景

介绍了CO2分离捕集最新工艺——电化学法、膜法、化学循环燃烧法的研究进展。评述分析了CO2的各种资源化应用前景：CO2气体用作生物碳源、辅助注射成型剂及有机物（如氨基甲酸酯、表面活性剂）合成原料等；液态CO2用于人造金刚石、热泵干燥、超临界CO2萃取及固体干冰冷喷射清洗等。CO2作为一种潜在的丰富碳源，应不断研发其新的应用领域，加快其工业化应用。     

CCUS技术路线及发展前景探讨

二氧化碳捕集、利用与封存技术（CCUS）作为一项新兴的、具有大规模减排CO2潜力的技术,近几年来受到国内外的广泛关注。简要介绍了CCUS的基本原理,阐述了我国及主要发达国家CCUS技术路线,分析了我国发展CCUS的技术原则、技术政策及相关举措,为我国开展CCUS技术研究和工程示范提供参考。     

燃煤烟气中CO_2脱除方法的分析与探讨

作为主要的温室气体,CO2减排问题引起全球范围的广泛关注。阐述了燃煤烟气中CO2脱除的多种方法,分析比较了CO2的吸收法、吸附法、膜分离法等的特点及各自的优缺点,侧重介绍了有机胺和氨水脱除的技术进展,并介绍了氨水烟气脱碳的部分试验结果。     

化学循环燃烧载氧体的研究进展

化学循环燃烧是集分离捕集CO2和去除NOx为一体的新型燃烧技术。介绍了化学循环燃烧的发展背景、工艺原理及特点；综述了化学循环燃烧载氧体的选材、载氧体的性能要求，对各系载氧体（如NiO系、Fe2O3系、CuO系、CoO系和Mn2O3系载氧体）的性能进行了对比分析；提出了Fe2O3、Fe2O3／Al2O3（质量分数为60％的Fe2O3＋质量分数为40％的Al2O3）、NiO／NiAl2O3（质量分数为50％的活性NiO＋质量分数为50％的NiAl2O3）是当前的优势载氧体，并对载氧体的发展做了展望。     

钙基吸收剂循环煅烧/碳酸化法捕集CO2的发展

煅烧过程中吸收剂的烧结现象和循环反应过程中的磨损及破碎现象是导致钙基吸收剂循环煅烧/碳酸化捕集CO2性能不稳定的主要原因.针对目前几种常用的提高钙基吸收剂循环捕集性能的方法进行了总结,并对钙基吸收剂顺序脱除SO2/CO2的方法进行解释.     

水合改性对钙基吸收剂循环捕集CO2的影响

在钙基吸收剂捕集CO2的过程中，吸收剂转化率会随着循环次数的增加而迅速降低。钙基吸收剂的水合改性作为改善吸收剂循环转化率的主要方法之一受到了国内外学者的广泛关注。总结了目前国内外研究者对不同的吸收剂、循环捕集条件下的水合改性方法的研究成果。结果表明，在循环过程中的不同阶段对吸收剂进行水合处理后得到的效果不同。其中，在碳酸化阶段、煅烧阶段、循环捕集前预处理以及煅烧后对吸收剂水合改性．吸收剂捕集CO2的能力均得到了改善；碳酸化反应后对吸收剂进行水合处理是否对循环吸收有利还存在争议。目前，利用水合改性的方法提高钙基吸收剂循环捕集CO2能力的机理还存在争议，且水合改性后的吸收剂机械性能差以及此方法能耗高的问题尚待解决。     

信息与动态

<正>采用渗透性高分子微囊进行二氧化碳捕集Chem Eng,2015-03-01美国Lawrence Livermore国家实验室、哈佛大学以及伊利诺伊大学厄本那-香槟分校的科学家开发出一种新型的基于渗透性高分子微囊的CO2捕获介质。相比采用胺吸收法处理发电厂烟道气CO2,该材料具有几个优点。利用微流体技术,科学家们将制造的微胶囊     

燃烧后CO2气体捕集技术研究

从燃煤电厂排出的烟气分离技术,分为即燃烧前处理、富氧燃烧以及燃烧后处理三类,阐述燃烧后的处理方法.这种方法有五大技术发展方向,包括吸收、吸附、膜分离、霜冻分离和生物捕捉.对这五个方向的技术做一些阐述,并列举这几个方向下正在开展的研究实例,对二氧化碳捕集技术做一个较全面的介绍.     

Advanced ash management technologies for CFBC ash

The combustion of high-sulphur coal demands the reduction of sulphur emissions. The sorbent most often used in sulphur capture technology is calcium-based. Ashes from technologies such as circulating fluidized bed combustion (CFBC), therefore, contain high calcium levels. The use and disposal of these ashes poses challenges, because of highly exothermic reactions with water, high-pH leachates, and excessive expansion of solidified materials. This paper looks at the potential of two post-combustion ash treatment processes, CERCHAR hydration and AWDS disposal, in solving these challenges. A high-sulphur coal-derived CFBC ash is examined, after CERCHAR hydration treatment, in conjunction with a conventionally hydrated ash, in a range of chemical, geotechnical and utilization scenarios. The ashes are used to make no-cement and roller-compacted concrete as well as Ash Water Dense Suspensions (AWDS). The solidified mortar paste from no-cement concrete is subjected to an extensive geochemical examination to determine how solidification progresses and strength develops, from a chemical point of view.     

Smoldering Combustion (STAR) for the Treatment of Contaminated Soils: Examining Limitations and Defining Success

Smoldering combustion, commercially available as the Self‐sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR) technology, is an innovative technique that has shown promise for the remediation of contaminant source zones. Smoldering combustion is an exothermic reaction (net energy producing) converting carbon compounds and an oxidant (e.g., oxygen in air) to carbon dioxide, water, and energy. Thus, following ignition, the smoldering combustion reaction can continue in a self‐sustaining manner (i.e., no external energy or added fuel input following ignition) as the heat generated by the reacting contaminants is used to preheat and initiate combustion of contaminants in adjacent areas, propagating a combustion front through the contaminated zone provided a sufficient flux of air is supplied. The STAR technology has applicability across a wide‐range of hydrocarbons in a variety of hydrogeologic settings; however, there are limitations to its use. Impacted soils must be permeable enough to allow a sufficient flux of air to the combustion front and there exists a minimum required concentration of contaminants such that the soils contain sufficient fuel for the reaction to proceed in a self‐sustaining manner. Further limitations, as well as lessons learned and methods to mitigate these limitations, are presented through a series of case studies. In summary, the successful implementation of STAR will result in >99 percent reduction in contaminant concentrations in treated areas, limited residual contaminant mass, reduced groundwater contaminant mass flux which can be addressed through monitored natural attenuation; and an enhanced site exit strategy, reduced lifecycle costs, and reduced risk. ©2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Fundamental study of the behavior of chlorine during the combustion of single RDF

A fundamental study of the combustion characteristics and the de-HCl behavior of a single refuse-derived fuel (RDF) pellet was carried out to explain the de-HCl phenomena of RDF during fluidized bed combustion and to provide data for the development of high efficiency power generation technology using RDF. In this research, combustion and pyrolysis experiments were carried out in an electrical furnace using a series of model and actual RDF samples. The de-HCl capability of Ca(OH)2 in RDF was evaluated by measuring the emission fraction of HCl in the flue gas and the capture fraction of Cl in the residue. It was found that the capture fraction of Cl components in the residue increased from 0 to nearly 70% when the molar ratio of Ca/Cl was changed from 0 to around 13. Apparently, the capture fraction also decreased with increasing oxygen concentration in the feed gas. The devolatilization process of RDF was confirmed to be a very important part of de-HCl process. The effect of temperature profile of the RDF pellet on the de-HCl process, as it varies with the heating rate of RDF and the oxygen concentration in the vicinity of the sample, is discussed.     

Study on desulfurization performance of MnO<Subscript>2</Subscript>-based activated carbon from waste coconut shell for diesel emissions control

Increasing concern about the air pollution caused by sulfur dioxide (SO₂) from diesel exhaust has resulted in the improvement of low-temperature desulfurization materials for the combined SO₂ trap. In this study, coconut shell activated carbon (AC) is pretreated by nitric acid to prepare MnO₂-based activated carbon materials for SO₂ removal. The prepared materials are characterized intensively by SEM, TEM, BET, XRD, FTIR, and XPS. The SO₂ capture capacity of these materials are measured at low temperature by thermogravimetry, and the SO₂ equilibrium adsorption characteristic is also investigated. The results show that the concentrations of nitric acid do not significantly change the textural properties of MnO₂-based AC materials. The content of surface-oxygenated groups (carbonyl carbon and transition) initially increases with the HNO₃ concentration rising and reaches the maximum value when the HNO₃ concentration is 10 mol/L, resulting in the enhancement of the SO₂ capture capacity. SO₂ capture capacity of MnO₂-based activated carbon decreases after regeneration and keeps stable after several cycles of thermal regeneration. The experimental data for SO₂ adsorption on MnO₂-based AC composite can fit the Freundlich model well in comparison with Langmuir model.     

Mercury Capture on Fly Ash and Sorbents: The Effects of Coal Properties and Combustion Conditions

The US fleet of coal-fired power plants, with generating capacity of just over 300 GW, is known to be a major source of domestic mercury (Hg) emissions. To address this, in March 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) to reduce emissions of mercury from these plants. It is generally believed that most of the initial (Phase I) mercury reductions will come as a co-benefit of existing controls used to remove particulate matter (PM), SO₂, and NO _X . Deeper reductions in emissions (as required in Phase II of CAMR) may require the installation of mercury-specific control technology. Duct injection of activated carbon sorbents is the mercury-specific control technology that has been most widely studied and has been demonstrated over a wide range of coal types and combustion conditions. The effectiveness of the mercury control options (both “co-benefit control” and “mercury-specific control”) is significantly impacted by site-specific characteristics such as the combustion conditions, the configuration of existing air pollution controls, and the type of coal burned. This paper identifies the role of coal properties and combustion conditions in the capture of mercury by fly ash and injected sorbents.     

Sustainable waste management in Africa through CDM projects

Only few Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects (traditionally focussed on landfill gas combustion) have been registered in Africa if compared to similar developing countries. The waste hierarchy adopted by many African countries clearly shows that waste recycling and composting projects are generally the most sustainable. This paper undertakes a sustainability assessment for practical waste treatment and disposal scenarios for Africa and makes recommendations for consideration. The appraisal in this paper demonstrates that mechanical biological treatment of waste becomes more financially attractive if established through the CDM process. Waste will continue to be dumped in Africa with increasing greenhouse gas emissions produced, unless industrialised countries (Annex 1) fund carbon emission reduction schemes through a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol. Such a replacement should calculate all of the direct and indirect carbon emission savings and seek to promote public–private partnerships through a concerted support of the informal sector.     

The behaviour of ashes and heavy metals during the co-combustion of sewage sludges in a fluidised bed

Co-combustion tests of dry sewage sludges with coal were performed in a pilot bubbling FBC aiming at the characterization of ashes and determining the behaviour of heavy metals in the process. The tests showed compliance with the regulatory levels as far as heavy metal emissions were concerned. The bottom ashes, which accounted for about 70% of the total ash production, were obtained in a granular form, with diameters ranging from 0.5 to 4 mm. The heavy metals were distributed in ashes obtained from different locations of the installation and their concentrations were found to vary depending on the location of capture. The increase in heavy metals content in bottom ashes was not found to lead to higher leachability and ecotoxicity compared to sewage sludges, suggesting that there could be opportunities for their further use. Mercury suffered vaporisation inside the reactor, thus leaving bottom ashes free of contamination by it. However, there was observed a strong retention of mercury in cyclone ashes due to the presence of unburned carbon which probably acted as an adsorbent. The effluent mercury was also found to be mostly associated with the particulate fraction, being less than 20% emitted in gaseous forms. The results suggested that the combustion of the sewage sludge could successfully be carried out and the amount of unburned carbon leaving the combustor but captured in cyclone was large enough to ensure substantial retention of mercury at low temperatures, hence could contribute to an improvement of the mercury release which still remains an issue of great concern to resolve during combustion of waste materials.     

Simultaneous capture of metal, sulfur and chlorine by sorbents during fluidized bed incineration

Metal capture experiments were carried out in an atmospheric fluidized bed incinerator to investigate the effect of sulfur and chlorine on metal capture efficiency and the potential for simultaneous capture of metal, sulfur and chlorine by sorbents. In addition to experimental investigation, the effect of sulfur and chlorine on the metal capture process was also theoretically investigated through performing equilibrium calculations based on the minimization of system free energy. The observed results have indicated that, in general, the existence of sulfur and chlorine enhances the efficiency of metal capture especially at low to medium combustion temperatures. The capture mechanisms appear to include particulate scrubbing and chemisorption depending on the type of sorbents. Among the three sorbents tested, calcined limestone is capable of capturing all the three air pollutants simultaneously. The results also indicate that a mixture of the three sorbents, in general, captures more metals than a single sorbent during the process. In addition, the existence of sulfur and chlorine apparently enhances the metal capture process.