title: Mercury adsorption characteristics of HBr-modified fly ash in an entrained-flow reactor.
abstract: In this study, the mercury adsorption characteristics of HBr-modified fly ash in an entrained-flow reactor were investigated through thermal decomposition methods. The results show that the mercury adsorption performance of the HBr-modified fly ash was enhanced significantly. The mercury species adsorbed by unmodified fly ash were HgCl2, HgS and HgO. The mercury adsorbed by HBr-modified fly ash, in the entrained-flow reactor, existed in two forms, HgBr2 and HgO, and the HBr was the dominant factor promoting oxidation of elemental mercury in the entrained-flow reactor. In the current study, the concentration of HgBr2 and HgO in ash from the fine ash vessel was 4.6 times greater than for ash from the coarse ash vessel. The fine ash had better mercury adsorption performance than coarse ash, which is most likely due to the higher specific surface area and longer residence time.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Condition Monitoring and Control for Power Plant Equipment, Ministry of Education, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China. Electronic address: yszhang@ncepu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yongsheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Condition Monitoring and Control for Power Plant Equipment, Ministry of Education, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Lilin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Condition Monitoring and Control for Power Plant Equipment, Ministry of Education, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Ruitao
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Condition Monitoring and Control for Power Plant Equipment, Ministry of Education, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Condition Monitoring and Control for Power Plant Equipment, Ministry of Education, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Jiawei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Institute for Combustion Science and Environmental Technology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101, USA.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Institute for Combustion Science and Environmental Technology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Orndorff
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Condition Monitoring and Control for Power Plant Equipment, Ministry of Education, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
authors.forename: Wei-ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D060729:Coal Ash / Q000737:chemistry*; D018054:Hydrobromic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D017669:Mercury Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D060729:Coal Ash; D017669:Mercury Compounds; D018054:Hydrobromic Acid
keywords: Entrained-flow reactor; Mercury; Modified fly ash; Thermal decomposition