Removal of Mercury from Coal-Fired Flue Gas and Its Sulfur Tolerance Characteristics by Mn, Ce Modified γ-Al2O3 Catalyst

Mercury pollution in the atmospheric environment is a matter of international concern. Mercury in coal-fired flue gas is the first human mercury emission source and has become the focus of national mercury pollution control. The catalytic performance of zerovalent mercury (Hg0) in coal-fired flue ga...

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Main Authors: Zhong He, Yating Xie, Yuan Wang, Jingjie Xu, Jiangjun Hu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8702745
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Yating Xie
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Yuan Wang
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description Mercury pollution in the atmospheric environment is a matter of international concern. Mercury in coal-fired flue gas is the first human mercury emission source and has become the focus of national mercury pollution control. The catalytic performance of zerovalent mercury (Hg0) in coal-fired flue gas was studied by using manganese-cerium-aluminum oxide as catalyst. The effects of metal loading ratio, reaction temperature, calcination temperature, and O2 and SO2 concentration on the efficiency of Hg0 catalytic removal were investigated, and the Mn-Ce/γ-Al2O3 catalysts before and after the reaction were characterized by BET, SEM, XRD, and XPS to analyze the physicochemical properties of the samples. The results show that the mercury removal efficiency of the composite catalyst with Mn, Ce, and Al as the active component is higher than that of the single metal catalyst. The catalytic activity of Mn0.1Ce0.02Al is the best, the optimum reaction temperature is 150°C, the optimum calcination temperature is 400°C, and the O2 concentration in the conventional flue gas condition satisfies the effective oxidation of Hg0; SO2 in the flue gas can seriously inhibit the oxidation of Hg0.
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spelling doaj-art-2f82b96571434e71ac7082f7945e0cd52025-02-03T01:01:28ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712020-01-01202010.1155/2020/87027458702745Removal of Mercury from Coal-Fired Flue Gas and Its Sulfur Tolerance Characteristics by Mn, Ce Modified γ-Al2O3 CatalystZhong He0Yating Xie1Yuan Wang2Jingjie Xu3Jiangjun Hu4School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, ChinaSchool of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, ChinaSchool of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, ChinaSchool of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, ChinaSchool of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, ChinaMercury pollution in the atmospheric environment is a matter of international concern. Mercury in coal-fired flue gas is the first human mercury emission source and has become the focus of national mercury pollution control. The catalytic performance of zerovalent mercury (Hg0) in coal-fired flue gas was studied by using manganese-cerium-aluminum oxide as catalyst. The effects of metal loading ratio, reaction temperature, calcination temperature, and O2 and SO2 concentration on the efficiency of Hg0 catalytic removal were investigated, and the Mn-Ce/γ-Al2O3 catalysts before and after the reaction were characterized by BET, SEM, XRD, and XPS to analyze the physicochemical properties of the samples. The results show that the mercury removal efficiency of the composite catalyst with Mn, Ce, and Al as the active component is higher than that of the single metal catalyst. The catalytic activity of Mn0.1Ce0.02Al is the best, the optimum reaction temperature is 150°C, the optimum calcination temperature is 400°C, and the O2 concentration in the conventional flue gas condition satisfies the effective oxidation of Hg0; SO2 in the flue gas can seriously inhibit the oxidation of Hg0.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8702745
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Yuan Wang
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Removal of Mercury from Coal-Fired Flue Gas and Its Sulfur Tolerance Characteristics by Mn, Ce Modified γ-Al2O3 Catalyst
Journal of Chemistry
title Removal of Mercury from Coal-Fired Flue Gas and Its Sulfur Tolerance Characteristics by Mn, Ce Modified γ-Al2O3 Catalyst
title_full Removal of Mercury from Coal-Fired Flue Gas and Its Sulfur Tolerance Characteristics by Mn, Ce Modified γ-Al2O3 Catalyst
title_fullStr Removal of Mercury from Coal-Fired Flue Gas and Its Sulfur Tolerance Characteristics by Mn, Ce Modified γ-Al2O3 Catalyst
title_full_unstemmed Removal of Mercury from Coal-Fired Flue Gas and Its Sulfur Tolerance Characteristics by Mn, Ce Modified γ-Al2O3 Catalyst
title_short Removal of Mercury from Coal-Fired Flue Gas and Its Sulfur Tolerance Characteristics by Mn, Ce Modified γ-Al2O3 Catalyst
title_sort removal of mercury from coal fired flue gas and its sulfur tolerance characteristics by mn ce modified γ al2o3 catalyst
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8702745
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