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Entrained-Flow Adsorption of Mercury Using Activated Carbon
Ist Teil von
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995), 2001-05, Vol.51 (5), p.733-741
Ort / Verlag
Pittsburgh, PA: Taylor & Francis Group
Erscheinungsjahr
2001
Quelle
Taylor & Francis
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Bench-scale experiments were conducted in a flow reactor to simulate entrained-flow capture of elemental mercury (Hg
0
) by activated carbon. Adsorption of Hg
0
by several commercial activated carbons was examined at different C:Hg ratios (by weight) (350:1-29,000:1), particle sizes (4-44 um), Hg
0
concentrations (44, 86, and 124 ppb), and temperatures (23-250 °C). Increasing the C:Hg ratio from 2100:1 to 11,000:1 resulted in an increase in removal from 11 to 30% for particle sizes of 4-8 um and a residence time of 6.5 sec. Mercury capture increased with a decrease in particle size. At 100 °C and an Hg
0
concentration of 86 ppb, a 20% Hg
0
reduction was obtained with 4- to 8-um particles, compared with only a 7% reduction for 24- to 44-um particles. Mercury uptake decreased with an increase in temperature over a range of 21-150 °C. Only a small amount of the Hg
0
uptake capacity is being utilized (less than 1%) at such short residence times. Increasing the residence time over a range of 3.8-13 sec did not increase adsorption for a lignite-based carbon; however, increasing the time from 3.6 to 12 sec resulted in higher Hg
0
removal for a bituminous-based carbon.