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An efficient sorbent based on CuCl2 loaded CeO2-ZrO2 for elemental mercury removal from chlorine-free flue gas

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FUEL
卷 216, 期 -, 页码 356-363

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2017.11.134

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Elemental mercury removal; Coal combustion; CuCl2; CeO2-ZrO2; Chlorine-free flue gas

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  1. National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFB0603204]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [51661125011]
  3. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2017M622439]
  4. Analytical and Testing Center at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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To remove elemental mercury (Hg-0) in chlorine-free coal combustion flue gas efficiently, CuCl2 loaded CeO2-ZrO2 sorbents (denoted as CC/CZ) were developed. In this way, the abundant Cl and affluent active chemical adsorbed oxygen (O-*) on the surface of the sorbent would be combined and made full use for Hg-0 removal. XRD, XPS, SEM, Raman, TG, and N-2 adsorption/desorption were employed to characterize the sorbents. Hg-0 removal behaviors over CC/CZ were studied using a lab-scale fixed-bed reactor. The sorbent with optimal loading 6% CuCl2 exhibited superior and stable performances (89.6-97.1%) within a much wider applicable temperature range (100-300 degrees C) in the absence of HCl. The results also indicated that 6% CC/CZ exhibit very good performance at lower temperature (100-200 degrees C). The interaction between Cl and chemical adsorbed oxygen was observed and probably responsible for its superior Hg-0 removal performance. XPS results of the fresh, thermal-treated, and spent 6% CuCl2/CZ may explain the Hg-0 oxidation process. Hg-0 was mainly oxidized by the generated active chlorine species and the main reaction product was HgCl2. The active chlorine species were formed due to the interaction between chlorine and chemical adsorbed oxygen species.

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