Effect of solution pH on SO2, NO(x), and Hg removal from simulated coal combustion flue gas in an oxidant-enhanced wet scrubber

This paper presents a study on the simultaneous removal of SO2, NO(x) and Hg (both Hg0 and Hg2+) from a simulated flue gas by oxidant injection in a bench-simulated wet limestone scrubber for a wide range of slurry pH. The slurry pH strongly influenced the chemical mechanism in the scrubber and, the...

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Published in:Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995) 2012-02, Vol.62 (2), p.212-220
Main Authors: Krzyzynska, Renata, Hutson, Nick D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollutants - isolation & purification
Air Pollution - prevention & control
Chlorine Compounds - analysis
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Industrial Waste
Mercury - isolation & purification
Nitrogen Oxides - isolation & purification
Oxidation-Reduction
Oxides - analysis
Sulfur Dioxide - isolation & purification
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Summary:This paper presents a study on the simultaneous removal of SO2, NO(x) and Hg (both Hg0 and Hg2+) from a simulated flue gas by oxidant injection in a bench-simulated wet limestone scrubber for a wide range of slurry pH. The slurry pH strongly influenced the chemical mechanism in the scrubber and, therefore, affected pollutant removal. This paper also examines the potential ClO2(gas) reemission from a developed multipollutant scrubber at different slurry pHs. To better understand the chemical mechanisms at each slurry pH and to apply a mass balance to the process, detailed product ion analyses were performed for all experiments. Ion analysis covered three different chlorine species (chlorite, chloride, chlorate), sulfate, nitrite and nitrate. Different NO(x) removal efficiencies and mechanisms were found in acidic and alkaline pHs in the multipollutant scrubber. The acidic solution was favorable for NO and Hg0 oxidation, but increasing the slurry pH above 7.0 was disadvantageous for NO and Hg oxidation/removal. However the rate of NO(x) absorption (by percentage) was higher for the alkaline solution.
ISSN:1096-2247