Photocatalytic removal of elemental mercury from flue gas using multi-walled carbon nanotubes impregnated with titanium dioxide

被引:41
作者
Wu, Hao [1 ]
Sun, Jiaxing [2 ]
Qi, Dongxu [2 ]
Zhou, Changsong [2 ]
Yang, Hongmin [1 ]
机构
[1] Nanjing Normal Univ, Sch Energy & Mech Engn, Jiangsu Prov Key Lab Mat Cycling & Pollut Control, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[2] Engn Lab Energy Syst Proc Convers & Emiss Reduct, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
关键词
MWCNTs/TiO2; Photocatalytic; Elemental mercury removal; Mercury species; FIRED POWER-PLANT; OXIDATION; TIO2; NANOCOMPOSITES; EMISSIONS; PERFORMANCE; INJECTION; CAPTURE; OXIDE; SO2;
D O I
10.1016/j.fuel.2018.05.009
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
The photocatalytic Hg-0 (gaseous elemental mercury) removal performance of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) impregnated with titanium dioxide (MWCNTs/TiO2) was experimentally investigated in a fixed-bed reactor with the simulated flue gas. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), Xray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) were used to characterize the prepared photocatalysts. The addition of MWCNTs inhibited the grain growth of TiO2 and improved the pore property of the photocatalyst. Besides, the presence of MWCNTs also significantly influenced the morphology of TiO2, and enhanced its photochemical and optical properties. The effects of the MWCNTs and the individual flue gas components, including SO2, NO, O-2 and H2O, on Hg-0 removal were also investigated. The results indicated that compared to the pure TiO2, the MWCNTs/TiO2 exhibited a higher photocatalytic removal ability for Hg-0 that mainly due to the higher surface area, the better properties of electrons transportation, and the abundant active species such as the surface chemisorbed oxygen (0*) and C-O bond. The removal efficiency of Hg-0 was found to be significantly affected by the flue gas components. Oxygen promoted Hg-0 removal by replenishing surface chemisorbed oxygen (0*) and assisting in electron-hole pair separation. Water vapor inhibited photocatalytic performance due to the competitive adsorption. SO2 and NO were found to play an inhibitory role in the photocatalytic Hg-0 removal reaction since SO2 and NO scavenged hydroxyl radicals ((OH)-O-center dot), which were produced by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. In addition, mercury species remained on the MWCNTs/TiO2 surface were also determined by XPS analysis to understand the further reaction mechanism.
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页数:8
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