APPLICATION OF THE REACTION-KINETICS AND DISPERSION MODEL TO GAS-SOLID REACTORS FOR REMOVAL OF SULFUR-DIOXIDE FROM FLUE-GAS

The conversions of a reactive, micro-grained limestone were studied in terms of exposure time and concentration of sulfur dioxide in the flue gas. The rates of the sulfation reaction were correlated as a function of the conversion of calcium oxide to sulfate and concentration of sulfur dioxide in the gas phase. In comparison with active sodium carbonate the sulfation of limestone particles proceeds at the rate which is substantially lower than the sulfation rate of soda particles. The empirical kinetic equation developed in this study is further applied in a two-phase dispersion model of simplified non-ideal flow behavior of the gas and solid in the reactor. The model can serve a rational basis for the conceptual design of a suitable contacting apparatus. Numerical solutions of the model equations outline possibilities and limitations of the dry lime process for the removal of sulfur dioxide from hot flue gas. © 1979.