Speciation of mercury formed on MnOx-CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalyst surface

Hg0 oxidation over selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts would be of great scientific and practical value to control mercury emission in coal-fired power stations. To elucidate the mercury species existing on the MnOx-CeO2/γ-Al2O3(MnCe15) catalyst surface, a temperature programmed thermal decomposition (TPTD) method was used in this study to analyze the characteristics of the mercury species formed on the MnCe15 catalysts. A series of pure mercury compounds mixed with fresh MnCe15 were first studied for qualitative calibration. Then, the TPTD method was used to identify the Hg species on used MnCe15 catalysts pretreated under different operation conditions. The formation of HgO, HgCl2, Hg(NO3)2 and HgSO4 during the oxidation process was confirmed and the reaction pathways were proposed. The mercury species present were mainly HgCl2 after MnCe15 catalysts were used to oxidize Hg0 under simulated flue gas conditions. HgO and HgSO4 were found to exist in very low concentrations. This study provided the basis for the study on catalytic oxidation mechanism of Hg0 on SCR catalyst. ©All Right Reserved