Gas-phase elemental mercury removal from flue gas by cobalt-modified fly ash at low temperatures
Co modified fly ash (FA) prepared by the wet impregnation method was investigated for gas-phase elemental mercury capture under air at 80°C in this paper. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, scanning electron micrographs, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric (TG) analysis and X-...
| Publié dans: | Environmental technology. - 1998. - 35(2014), 21-24 vom: 30. Nov., Seite 2870-7 |
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| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2014
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| Accès à la collection: | Environmental technology |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Co3O4 FA mercury Air Pollutants Coal Ash Gases Oxides Cobalt plus... |
| Résumé: | Co modified fly ash (FA) prepared by the wet impregnation method was investigated for gas-phase elemental mercury capture under air at 80°C in this paper. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, scanning electron micrographs, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric (TG) analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were employed to characterize the samples. Experimental results showed that the optimal Co loading was 9 wt%, which gave a Hg(0) removal efficiency of 76% in a laboratory packed-bed reactor at low temperatures in the presence of O₂. The high removal efficiency was mainly attributed to oxidation of Hg(0) by the enrichment of well-dispersed Co₃O₄on the surface of FA. However, higher Co loading resulted in the decrease of removal efficiency due to the decline of surface area and Co₃O₄agglomeration. TG and XPS characterization indicated that Hg(0) was oxidized by Co₃O₄and some of the oxidized mercury formed recombination mercury oxide with Co₃O₄, which could either exist stably at low temperature or be desorbed from the adsorbents at higher temperature. Finally, the possible adsorption mechanisms were proposed according to the observed phenomena |
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| Description: | Date Completed 20.03.2015 Date Revised 01.09.2014 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0959-3330 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09593330.2014.924569 |