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Wei Yang1, Ye Shan1, Shuai Ding1
1a School of Energy and Power Engineering , Jiangsu University , Zhenjiang , Jiangsu , People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
In this article, pyrolyzed bio-chars derived from a kind of macroalgae, sargassum, were modified by ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) impregnation, and were applied to remove Hg0 from flue gas. The characteristics of sorbents were investigated by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and ultimate and proximate analysis. The key parameters (e.g. loading value, reaction temperature and concentration of O2, NO, SO2 and water vapor), kinetics analysis and reaction mechanism of Hg0 removal were investigated. The results show that increasing loading value, reaction temperature, O2 concentration and NO concentration enhance Hg0 removal. The increase in SO2 concentration or water vapor concentration has a dual effect on Hg0 removal. The C-Cl groups and C=O groups play an important role in the process of Hg0 removal. The Hg0 removal process of modified samples meets the pseudo-second-order kinetic model.
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