Removal of elemental mercury by KI-impregnated clay
This study described the use of clay impreg- nated by KI in gas phase elemental mercury (Hg°) removal in flue gas. The effects of KI loading, temperature, 02, SO2 and H20 on Hg°removal were investigated using a fixed bed reactor. The Hg° removal efficiency of KI-clay with 3% KI loading could maintai...
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Published in | Frontiers of environmental science & engineering Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 236 - 243 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Beijing
Higher Education Press
01.04.2016
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | This study described the use of clay impreg- nated by KI in gas phase elemental mercury (Hg°) removal in flue gas. The effects of KI loading, temperature, 02, SO2 and H20 on Hg°removal were investigated using a fixed bed reactor. The Hg° removal efficiency of KI-clay with 3% KI loading could maintain at a high level (approxi- mately 80 %) after 3 h. The KI-clay demonstrated to be a potential adsorbent for Hg° removal when compared with activated carbon based adsorbent. 02 was found to be an important factor in improving the Hg° removal. 02 was demonstrated to assist the transfer of KI to I2 on the surface of KI-clay, which could react with Hg° directly. NO and SO2 could slightly improve Hg° removal, while H20 inhibited it greatly. The results indicated that after adsorption, most of the mercury escaped from the surface again. Some of the mercury may have been oxidized as it left the surface. The results demonstrated that the chemical reaction primarily occurred between KI and mercury on the surface of the KI-clay. |
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Bibliography: | This study described the use of clay impreg- nated by KI in gas phase elemental mercury (Hg°) removal in flue gas. The effects of KI loading, temperature, 02, SO2 and H20 on Hg°removal were investigated using a fixed bed reactor. The Hg° removal efficiency of KI-clay with 3% KI loading could maintain at a high level (approxi- mately 80 %) after 3 h. The KI-clay demonstrated to be a potential adsorbent for Hg° removal when compared with activated carbon based adsorbent. 02 was found to be an important factor in improving the Hg° removal. 02 was demonstrated to assist the transfer of KI to I2 on the surface of KI-clay, which could react with Hg° directly. NO and SO2 could slightly improve Hg° removal, while H20 inhibited it greatly. The results indicated that after adsorption, most of the mercury escaped from the surface again. Some of the mercury may have been oxidized as it left the surface. The results demonstrated that the chemical reaction primarily occurred between KI and mercury on the surface of the KI-clay. clay, elemental mercury, removal efficiency,potassium iodide, mechanism 10-1013/X removal efficiency elemental mercury mechanism Document received on :2014-09-12 Document accepted on :2014-11-17 clay potassium iodide |
ISSN: | 2095-2201 2095-221X |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11783-014-0765-7 |