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LOW CONCENTRATION MERCURY SORPTION MECHANISMS AND CONTROL BY CALCIUM-BASED SORBENTS; APPLICATION IN COAL-FIRED PROCESSES
Citation:
Ghorishi, S. AND C B. Sedman*. LOW CONCENTRATION MERCURY SORPTION MECHANISMS AND CONTROL BY CALCIUM-BASED SORBENTS; APPLICATION IN COAL-FIRED PROCESSES. JOURNAL OF THE AIR AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, 48(12):1191-1198, (1998).
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The capture of elemental mercury (Hgo) and mercuric chloride (HgCl2) by three types of calcium (Ca)-based sorbents was examined in this bench-scale study under conditions prevalent in coal fired utilities. Ca-based sorbent performances were compared to that of an activated carbon. Mercury capture of about 40% (nearly half that of the activated carbon) was achieved by two of the Ca-based sorbents. The presence of SO2 in the simulated coal combustion flue gas enhanced Hgo capture from about 10% to 40%. Increasing the temperature in the range of 65-100E C also caused an increase in Hgo capture by the two Ca-based sorbents. HgCl2 capture exhibited a totally different pattern. The presence of SO2 inhibited HgCl2 capture by Ca-based sorbents from about 25 to less than 10%. Increasing temperature in the studied range also caused a decrease in HgCl2 capture. Upon further pilot-scale confirmations, the results obtained in this bench-scale study can be used to design and manufacture more cost-effective mercury sorbents to replace conventional sorbents already in use in mercury control.
