Journal
PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Volume 159, Issue -, Pages 1174-1183Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2022.02.002
Keywords
Coal-fired power plant; Organic pollutants; Adsorption; Activated carbon injection; Fly ash
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFB0605200]
- Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [KYCX20_0092]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [3203002101D]
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Activated carbon injection is an effective method for removing organic pollutants from coal-fired power plants, with aromatic hydrocarbons and oxygenated volatile organic compounds being the major components. The removal efficiency of organic pollutants is influenced by their physicochemical properties, and increasing the amount of AC injection can enhance the adsorption effect but decrease the adsorption capacity.
Activated carbon (AC) injection was applied to remove the organic pollutants from coal-fired power plants. The total hydrocarbon (THC) concentration in flue gases was 0.512-0.998 mg/m(3), aromatic hydrocarbons and oxygenated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were the major components. With the AC injection (150 mg/m(3)), the THC was removed by 36.52-46.49%. The mesopores could capture some larger organic molecules and facilitate the intrapore diffusion. Improving the AC injection amount promoted the organic pollutant adsorption, but lowered the AC adsorption capacity. Removal performance of organic pollutants was affected by their physicochemical properties. The removal efficiency for most VOCs was within the range of 15-50%, while that was 45-90% for semi-VOCs. Minor amounts of VOCs achieved high removal efficiency through specific interactions, especially oxygenated VOCs. However, the removal efficiency of the total oxygenated VOCs was lower due to competition adsorption with inorganic components. AC injection had no significant effect on the physicochemical properties of fly ash. This work and results provide a feasible method and reference for the reduction of organic pollutants in coal-fired power plants and other combustion exhaust gases. (c) 2022 Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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