Regenerable cobalt oxide loaded magnetosphere catalyst from fly ash for mercury removal in coal combustion flue gas.
To remove Hg(0) in coal combustion flue gas and eliminate secondary mercury pollution of the spent catalyst, a new regenerable magnetic catalyst based on cobalt oxide loaded magnetospheres from fly ash (Co-MF) was developed. The catalyst, with an optimal loading of 5.8% cobalt species, attained approximately 95% Hg(0) removal efficiency at 150 °C under simulated flue gas atmosphere. O2 could enhance the Hg(0) removal activity of magnetospheres catalyst via the Mars-Maessen mechanism. SO2 displayed an inhibitive effect on Hg(0) removal capacity. NO with lower concentration could promote the Hg(0) removal efficiency. However, when increasing the NO concentration to 300 ppm, a slightly inhibitive effect of NO was observed. In the presence of 10 ppm of HCl, greater than 95.5% Hg(0) removal efficiency was attained, which was attributed to the formation of active chlorine species on the surface. H2O presented a seriously inhibitive effect on Hg(0) removal efficiency. Repeated oxidation-regeneration cycles demonstrated that the spent Co-MF catalyst could be regenerated effectively via thermally treated at 400 °C for 2 h.
State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China.
Jianping
J
Yang
Yongchun
Y
Zhao
Junying
J
Zhang
Chuguang
C
Zheng
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D002384:Catalysis; D003031:Coal; D060729:Coal Ash / Q000737:chemistry; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D060328:Magnetic Phenomena; D008628:Mercury / Q000737:chemistry*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D011210:Power Plants; D059027:Recycling; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry
D000393:Air Pollutants; D003031:Coal; D060729:Coal Ash; D010087:Oxides; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D003035:Cobalt; D008628:Mercury; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid; D010100:Oxygen; C060728:cobalt oxide