Bo Xu , Wan-Yuan Shi , Lin Feng , Wan Sun , Liang-Ming Pan
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Abstract
Although ferrite-based adsorbents are the potential mercury removal materials for the high thermal stability, they usually suffer from a low efficiency in flue gas environment, especially under SO2 condition. In the present paper, the multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are utilized to improve the adsorption capacity of the Mn0.4Cu0.6Fe2O4 adsorbents as well as inhibit the influence of flue gas composition. The influences of temperature, adsorbent type and the flue gas composition on Hg0 removal efficiency are evaluated by experiments. The physical adsorption property of MWCNTs provides a platform for Hg0 oxidation by Mn0.4Cu0.6Fe2O4. The synergistic effect between MWCNTs and Mn0.4Cu0.6Fe2O4 enhances the mercury removal efficiency as well we the sulfur resistance. The results find that the adsorbent of Mn0.4Cu0.6Fe2O4 containing 14 % MWCNTs has a high mercury removal efficiency of 95.6 % at 120 °C even under 1000 ppm SO2 concentration. The kinetic behaviors of adsorbent adsorption are analyzed by theoretical models. The mechanisms of porous carbon-containing modifier to improve the mercury removal performance of Mn0.4Cu0.6Fe2O4 are explored carefully. The present ferrite-based adsorbent exhibits promising prospects for the practical industrial applications of the low temperature mercury removal from coal-fired flue gas.
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