Experimental study on the characteristics of modified Ca-based sorbents and its mercury adsorption capability in the flue gas

Peng Wang, Jiang Wu, Ping He, Jiehe Chen, Qianyan Liu, Cai Feng, Jianwen Zhang, Ruyin Wei, Yue Han

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Abstract

In this paper, Ca-based sorbent, Ca(OH) 2 and CaCO 3, was modified with different concentration of KMnO 4 and their mercury adsorption capability in the flue gas was experimentally conducted by using a lab-scale multi-phase flow reactor system developed by Shanghai University of Electric Power, and the result showed that the removal efficiency of flue gas mercury of Ca-based sorbent was greatly improved with modification by different concentration of KMnO 4, and the removal efficiencies were 80.92%, 85.38%, 82.35%, 83.51% and 89.84% respectively. The removal efficiencies of Ca(OH) 2 modified with KMnO 4 is increased significantly may be because strong oxidation of KMnO 4 made Hg 0 convert into oxidized mercury, Hg 2 +, which is easier to be removed, as well as, the modification by KMnO 4 may change the surface properties of Ca(OH) 2 so that it became more active to capture mercury in the flue gas.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Research on Engineering Materials, Energy, Management and Control
Pages971-976
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 2nd International Conference on Engineering Materials, Energy, Management and Control, MEMC2012 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 17 Mar 201218 Mar 2012

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume424-425
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2012 2nd International Conference on Engineering Materials, Energy, Management and Control, MEMC2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period17/03/1218/03/12

Keywords

  • Ca-based sorbent
  • Flue gas mercury
  • Mercury removal
  • Sorbent modification

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