期刊
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
卷 2, 期 1, 页码 626-631出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2013.11.002
关键词
Bayer process; VOC emission; Alumina; Benzene; Thermal decomposition
资金
- BHP Billiton (Worsley)
- RMIT University
The final step of the Bayer process, involving the calcination of Al(OH)(3) to alumina (Al2O3), is a significant source of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emission. In this paper we show that a typical dewatering agent (DWA), dioctyl sodiumsuccinate, decomposes to a series VOCs under conditions that are representative of an industrial calcination stack. At lower temperatures of 300-700 degrees C, the predominant VOC released is 3-methyleneheptane (3-MH), due to cleavage of the alkyl-O bond in the additive precursor. Benzene is the predominate VOC generated at temperatures above 700 degrees C, along with lesser quantities of toluene, styrene, p-xylene, ethylbenzene and traces of thiophene. In the temperature range 700-900 degrees C, the benzene:toluene ratio steadily increases from 1:1 to approximately 6:1 under the conditions employed. The use of surfactants to minimise moisture content before calcination is thus shown to directly lead to the release of environmentally sensitive VOCs in alumina calcination stacks, and a more complete understanding of total VOC emission from all stages of the Bayer process is thus established. Crown Copyright (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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