Mercury vapor removal from simulated flue gases with Illinois coal-derived activated carbon (ICDAC)

Hsing Cheng Hsi; Massoud Rostam-Abadi; Mark J Rood; Siaoguo Chen; Carl F. Richardson; Todd R. Carey; Ramsay Chang

Mercury vapor removal from simulated flue gases with Illinois coal-derived activated carbon (ICDAC)

Hsing Cheng Hsi, Massoud Rostam-Abadi, Mark J Rood, Siaoguo Chen, Carl F. Richardson, Todd R. Carey, Ramsay Chang

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Illinois coal-derived activated carbons (ICDACs) were prepared in a fluidized bed reactor. Mercury adsorption tests were then compared with a simulated flue gas. The gas stream contained 40-60 μ g/Nm³ Hg /HgCl₂ at 135°C and 1 atm. Hg⁰ adsorption capacity and reactivity of some ICDACs were higher than those for FGD. However, FGD demonstrated better HgCl₂ adsorption capacity. ICDACs were also treated with sulfur at 200 and 600°C to evaluate the effectiveness of sulfur impregnation for mercury capture. Sulfur impregnation significantly improved HgCl₂ capture. Overall, the results indicate that the adsorption mechanisms of Hg⁰ and HgCl₂ on ICDACs may be different.

Original language	English (US)
State	Published - 1998
Event	Proceedings of the 1998 91st Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Air & Waste Management Association - San Diego, CA, USA Duration: Jun 14 1998 → Jun 18 1998

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City	San Diego, CA, USA
Period	6/14/98 → 6/18/98

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Mercury vapor removal from simulated flue gases with Illinois coal-derived activated carbon (ICDAC). / Hsi, Hsing Cheng; Rostam-Abadi, Massoud; Rood, Mark J et al.
1998. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 1998 91st Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Air & Waste Management Association, San Diego, CA, USA.

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