Catalytic seawater flue gas desulfurization process: an experimental pilot plant study

In previous articles by the authors on seawater S(IV) oxidation kinetics, a significant catalytic effect was demonstrated by means of a commercially available activated carbon. The aims of this study carried out at pilot plant scale were to assess the use of high-efficiency structured packing and to validate the positive results obtained previously in laboratory studies. A comparison between a packed tower and a spray column was made by maintaining the same desulfurization efficiency. A 47% reduction in seawater flow can be obtained with a packed tower. This option seems to be more economical, with a reduction in operation costs of least of 33%. With the appropriate activated carbon, it is possible to reach a greater oxidation rate at a low pH level than by operating conventionally at a high pH level without a catalyst. A preliminary technical and financial comparison between the advanced seawater desulfurization process (equipped with a packed tower and a catalytic oxidation plant) and the conventional process (spray tower and noncatalytic oxidation) was carried out.     

微生物烟气脱硫技术及其研究方向

微生物烟气脱硫 ,是用含有脱硫菌的溶液作循环吸收液、以粉煤灰中Fe2 O3被离子化后产生的铁离子作催化剂和反应介质、以脱除烟气中SO2 的一项新技术 .从能源、酸度、温度、需氧类型等方面综合考虑 ,氧化亚铁硫杆菌、氧化硫硫杆菌、氧化亚铁硫螺菌可作为三层滤料生物滤池脱硫的菌种 .而选育适宜性和稳定性更强、使用寿命更长的高效菌和合适的生化反应器 ,是脱硫菌种研究的趋势 .     

Effect of near-wall air curtain on the wall deposition of droplets in a semidry flue gas desulfurization reactor

The wall deposition of droplets is an important issue affecting the desulfurization efficiency and operating stability of semidry flue gas desulfurization (FGD) reactors. Various near-wall air velocities, near-wall air flow inlet heights, and spray characteristics were analyzed numerically to investigate their effect on the gas-liquid flow and droplet deposition characteristics. The analytical results show that the near-wall air curtain effectively reduces the wall deposition of droplets in the semidry FGD reactor. The droplet deposition ratio decreased rapidly with increasing near-wall air velocity due to the increased gas flow rates and the altered gas velocity distribution. The near-wall air flow inlet height had an optimum value due to the rapid decline of the near-wall air momentum along the reactor height. The optimum distance between the near-wall air inlet height and the droplet injection height was 1.2 times that of the droplet vertical movement distance before deposition based on the linear droplet movement. For commonly used spray characteristics in the semidry FGD process, i.e., droplet diameters of 50-150 microm, spray angles of 10-70 degrees and droplet initial velocities of 20-100 m/s, the droplet deposition ratio with the addition of the near-wall air curtain varied slightly with the droplet diameter and the spray angle but increased rapidly with the initial droplet velocity. Therefore, for the semidry FGD processes, the near-wall air curtain is an effective method to reduce the wall deposition of droplets for various droplet diameters and spray angles while the initial droplet velocity should be carefully controlled to reduce the wall deposition of droplets and improve the operating stability.     

造纸白泥在烟气脱硫中的应用

介绍碱回收白泥组成和粒径分布,白泥作为燃煤锅炉烟气脱硫剂的反应原理,概述脱硫工程的设备选型和参数选择以及运行效果.脱硫效率达到95%,白泥循环利用,固废减量化处理,脱硫石膏可以回用.     

A biomass-supported Na2CO3 sorbent for flue gas desulfurization

A novel sorbent for SO2 removal has been investigated. The sorbent is obtained by conventional incipient wetness impregnation of abandoned biomaterials (straw or dried leaves) with an aqueous solution of Na2CO3. A material with the composition 80 wt % Na2CO3/straw shows a desulfurization activity which is both higher and faster than that of the reference sample Na2CO3/gamma-Al2O3. The breakthrough and stoichiometric SO2 adsorption efficiencies for 80 wt % Na2CO3/straw reach 48.9% and 80.6%, respectively, at a temperature of 80 degrees C. The adsorption efficiencies are almost constant in the temperature range 70 to 300 degrees C. According to IR and XPS analysis the main products observed on the spent sorbent are sulfite below 150 degrees C and sulfate at 300 degrees C. The Na2CO3 in 80 wt % Na2CO3/straw can potentially be recycled by the oxidation of the straw with concomitant reduction of the sulfite species to elemental sulfur, making the proposed process CO2 neutral.     

Characteristics and reactivity of rapidly hydrated sorbent for semidry flue gas desulfurization

Semidry flue gas desulfurization with a rapidly hydrated sorbent was studied in a pilot-scale circulating fluidized bed (CFB) experimental facility. The desulfurization efficiency was measured for various operating parameters, including the sorbent recirculation rate and the water spray method. The experimental results show that the desulfurization efficiencies of the rapidly hydrated sorbent were 1.5-3.0 times higher than a commonly used industrial sorbent for calcium to sulfur molar ratios from 1.2 to 3.0, mainly due to the higher specific surface area and pore volume. The Ca(OH)2 content in the cyclone separator ash was about 2.9% for the rapidly hydrated sorbent and was about 0.1% for the commonly used industrial sorbent, due to the different adhesion between the fine Ca(OH)2 particles and the fly ash particles, and the low cyclone separation efficiency for the fine Ca(OH)2 particles that fell off the sorbent particles. Therefore the actual recirculation rates of the active sorbent with Ca(OH)2 particles were higher for the rapidly hydrated sorbent, which also contributed to the higher desulfurization efficiency. The high fly ash content in the rapidly hydrated sorbent resulted in good operating stability. The desulfurization efficiency with upstream water spray was 10-15% higher than that with downstream water spray.     

Identification and determination of selenosulfate and selenocyanate in flue gas desulfurization waters

In this work, 13 selenium species in flue gas desulfurization (FGD) waters from coal-fired power plants were separated and quantified using anion-exchange chromatography coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. For the first time, we identified both selenosulfate (SeSO(3)(2-)) and selenocyanate (SeCN(-)) in such waters, using retention time matching and confirmation by electrospray mass spectrometry. Besides selenite and selenate, selenosulfate was the most frequently occurring selenium species. It occurred in most samples and constituted a major fraction (up to 63%) of the total selenium concentration in waters obtained from plants employing inhibited oxidation scrubbers. Selenocyanate occurred in about half of the tested samples, but was only a minor species (up to 6% of the total selenium concentration). Nine additional Se-containing compounds were found in FGD waters, but they remain unidentified at this point.     

白泥在电厂烟气脱硫中的应用研究

由于白泥的钙含量高,颗粒粒径很小,可以考虑利用造纸厂碱回收白泥代替石灰石用于电厂烟气脱硫。试验表明,Ca/S比取1.0～2.0时,白泥溶液对SO2去除率可达到90%以上。白泥用于烟气脱硫在技术经济上是可行的。     

Simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification from flue gas by Ferrate(VI)

An innovative semidry process has been developed to simultaneously remove NO and SO? from flue gas. According to the conditions of the flue gas circulating fluidized bed (CFB) system, ferrate(VI) absorbent was prepared and added to humidified water, and the effects of the various influencing factors, such as ferrate(VI) concentration, humidified water pH, inlet flue gas temperature, residence time, molar ratio of Ca/(S+N), and concentrations of SO? and NO on removal efficiencies of SO? and NO were studied experimentally. Removal efficiencies of 96.1% for SO? and 67.2% for NO were obtained, respectively, under the optimal experimental conditions, in which the concentration of ferrate(VI) was 0.03 M, the humidified water pH was 9.32, the inlet flue gas temperature was 130 °C, the residence time was 2.2 s, and the molar ratio of Ca/(S+N) was 1.2. In addition, the reaction mechanism of simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification using ferrate(VI) was proposed.     

Iron blast furnace slag/hydrated lime sorbents for flue gas desulfurization

Sorbents prepared from iron blast furnace slag (BFS) and hydrated lime (HL) through the hydration process have been studied with the aim to evaluate their reactivities toward SO2 under the conditions prevailing in dry or semidry flue gas desulfurization processes. The BFS/HL sorbents, having large surface areas and pore volumes due to the formation of products of hydration, were highly reactive toward SO2, as compared with hydrated lime alone (0.24 in Ca utilization). The sorbent reactivity increased as the slurrying temperature and time increased and as the particle size of BFS decreased; the effects of the liquid/solid ratio and the sorbent drying conditions were negligible. The structural properties and the reactivity of sorbent were markedly affected by the BFS/HL ratio; the sorbent with 30/70 ratio had the highest 1 h utilization of Ca, 0.70, and SO2 capture, 0.45 g SO2/g sorbent. The reactivity of a sorbent was related to its initial specific surface area (Sg0) and molar content of Ca (M(-1)); the 1 h utilization of Ca increased almost linearly with increasing Sg0/M. The results of this study are useful to the preparation of BFS/HL sorbents with high reactivity for use in the dry and semidry processes to remove SO2 from the flue gas.     

Experimental study on the reuse of spent rapidly hydrated sorbent for circulating fluidized bed flue gas desulfurization

Rapidly hydrated sorbent, prepared by rapidly hydrating adhesive carrier particles and lime, is a highly effective sorbent for moderate temperature circulating fluidized bed flue gas desulfurization (CFB-FGD) process. The residence time of fine calcium-containing particles in CFB reactors increases by adhering on the surface of larger adhesive carrier particles, which contributes to higher sorbent calcium conversion ratio. The circulation ash of CFB boilers (α-adhesive carrier particles) and the spent sorbent (β and γ-adhesive carrier particles) were used as adhesive carrier particles for producing the rapidly hydrated sorbent. Particle physical characteristic analysis, abrasion characteristics in fluidized bed and desulfurization characteristics in TGA and CFB-FGD systems were investigated for various types of rapidly hydrated sorbent (α, β, and γ-sorbent). The adhesion ability of γ-sorbent was 50.1% higher than that of α-sorbent. The abrasion ratio of β and γ-sorbent was 16.7% lower than that of α-sorbent. The desulfurization abilities of the three sorbent in TGA were almost same. The desulfurization efficiency in the CFB-FGD system was up to 95% at the bed temperature of 750 °C for the β-sorbent.     

Key factor in rice husk Ash/CaO sorbent for high flue gas desulfurization activity

Siliceous materials such as rice husk ash (RHA) have potential to be utilized as high performance sorbents for the flue gas desulfurization process in small-scale industrial boilers. This study presents findings on identifying the key factorfor high desulfurization activity in sorbents prepared from RHA. Initially, a systematic approach using central composite rotatable design was used to develop a mathematical model that correlates the sorbent preparation variables to the desulfurization activity of the sorbent. The sorbent preparation variables studied are hydration period, x1 (6-16 h), amount of RHA, x2 (5-15 g), amount of CaO, x3 (2-6 g), amount of water, x4 (90-110 mL), and hydration temperature, x5 (150-250 degrees C). The mathematical model developed was subjected to statistical tests and the model is adequate for predicting the SO2 desulfurization activity of the sorbent within the range of the sorbent preparation variables studied. Based on the model, the amount of RHA, amount of CaO, and hydration period used in the preparation step significantly influenced the desulfurization activity of the sorbent. The ratio of RHA and CaO used in the preparation mixture was also a significant factor that influenced the desulfurization activity of the sorbent. A RHA to CaO ratio of 2.5 leads to the formation of specific reactive species in the sorbent that are believed to be the key factor responsible for high desulfurization activity in the sorbent. Other physical properties of the sorbent such as pore size distribution and surface morphology were found to have insignificant influence on the desulfurization activity of the sorbent.     

乳固形物浓度对浓缩型酸乳酪流变性质和感官品质的影响

研究了乳固形物浓度对浓缩型酸乳酪(Labneh)品质的影响，对采用传统工艺制备的新鲜Labneh样品分别进行流变分析和感官评定。流变分析表明，浓缩型酸乳酪具有较强的弹性结构；随着乳固形物浓度的增加，浓缩型酸乳酪的硬度和粘性都会明显下降；扫描电镜观察微观结构表明，其结构致密而均匀，而且酪蛋白颗粒的尺寸比对照组小；感官评定表明，当乳固形物浓度提高到接近质量分数15．50％时浓缩型酸乳酪细腻光滑、可涂抹性较理想。     

Mercury vapor pressure of flue gas desulfurization scrubber suspensions: effects of pH level, gypsum, and iron

Calcium-based scrubbers designed to absorb HCl and SO(2) from flue gases can also remove oxidized mercury. Dissolved mercury halides may have an appreciable partial vapor pressure. Chemical reduction of the dissolved mercury may increase the Hg emission, thereby limiting the coremoval of mercury in the wet scrubbing process. In this paper we evaluate the effects of the pH level, different gypsum qualities, and iron in flue gas desulfurization (FGD) scrubber suspensions. The impact of these parameters on mercury vapor pressure was studied under controlled laboratory conditions in model scrubber suspensions. A major influence is exerted by pH values above 7, considerably amplifying the mercury concentration in the vapor phase above the FGD scrubber suspension. Gypsum also increases the mercury re-emission. Fe(III) decreases and Fe(II) increases the vapor pressure significantly. The consequences of the findings for a reliable coremoval of mercury in FGD scrubbers are discussed. It is shown that there is an increased risk of poor mercury capture in lime-based FGD scrubbers in comparison to limestone FGD scrubbers.