title: [Inhibition of sulfite oxidation catalyzed by heavy metals in dual alkali flue gas desulfurization slurry].
abstract: Heavy metals accumulated in slurry of dual alkali flue gas desulfurization (FGD) present a significant catalysis to SO3(2-) oxidation, resulting in a waste of effective components for desulfurization. Na2S was adopted to precipitate heavy metal ions in FGD slurry, and the oxidation rate of SO3(2-) was obtained under different concentrations of heavy metal ions, to reveal the inhibition effect of Na2S on SO3(2-) oxidation catalyzed by heavy metal ions. Mn2+ showed a remarkable catalysis to SO3(-2) oxidation, as the initial oxidation rate of SO3(2-) was tripled to 0.65 mmol/(L x min) by adding 1.0 mmol/L Mn2+ into the slurry. SO3(2-) was catalytically oxidized rapidly with the reaction order 0.169 of Mn2+ within first 60 minutes, so it is of great importance to control the concentration of Mn2+ to inhibit SO3(2-) oxidation. At initial pH value of 6.50-8.50, Na2S removed heavy metal ions effectively from FGD slurry. Higher pH value favored the removal of heavy metal ions. The removal efficiencies of Mn2+, Zn2+, Ni2+ and Cd2+ were 91.0%, 88.1%, 85.5%, and above 99.9% respectively under the conditions of initial pH value 8.50 and Na2S dosage 240.0 mg/L. Mn2+ could be used as an indicator for the concentration of the heavy metal ions in the slurry. As the Mn2+ concentration decreased from 1.0 mmol/L to 5.0 x 10(-3) mmol/L by adding Na2S, the initial oxidation rate of SO3(2-) decreased by 64.6% to 0.23 mmol/(L x min). The desulfurization efficiencies increase 3.8%-5.1% by adding Na2S in a pilot scale setup. It comes to conclusion that heavy metal ions precipitation by adding Na2S with an indicator of Mn2+ to inhibit catalytic oxidation of SO3(2-) is feasible to reduce the consumption of desulfurizer in FGD slurry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China. xiaoyuxiaotu@126.com
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Bao-hong
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Wen-xia
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Da-qing
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Zhong-biao
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000468:Alkalies / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013447:Sulfites / Q000737:chemistry*; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000468:Alkalies; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D013447:Sulfites; D013455:Sulfur; C025026:sodium sulfite