title: Hg reactions in the presence of chlorine species: homogeneous gas phase and heterogeneous gas-solid phase.
abstract: The kinetics of Hg chlorination (with HCl) was studied using a flow reactor system with an online Hg analyzer, and speciation sampling using a set of impingers. Kinetic parameters, such as reaction order (alpha), overall rate constant (k'), and activation energy (Ea), were estimated based on the simple overall reaction pathway. The reaction order with respect to C(Hg), k', and Ea were found to be 1.55, 5.07 x 10(-2) exp(-1939.68/T) [(microg/m3)(-055)(s)(-1)]. and 16.13 [kJ/ mol], respectively. The effect of chlorine species (HCl, CH2Cl2) on the in situ Hg capture method previously developed (28) was also investigated. The efficiency of capture of Hg by this in situ method was higher than 98% in the presence of chlorine species. Furthermore, under certain conditions, the presence of chlorine enhanced the removal of elemental Hg by additional gas-phase oxidation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Tai Gyu
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hedrick
authors.forename: Pratim
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005740:Gases; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D008628:Mercury / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005740:Gases; D008628:Mercury; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid