Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases
An initial study has been made of the use of synthetic zeolites for mercury capture from exhaust gases. Synthetic zeolites (Na-X and Na-P1), and for comparison a natural zeolite (clinoptilolite) and activated carbon with bromine (AC/Br) were tested for mercury uptake from a gaseous stream. The mater...
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| author | Wdowin, M. Wiatros-Motyka, Malgorzata M. Panek, R. Stevens, Lee A. Franus, W. Snape, Colin E. |
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| description | An initial study has been made of the use of synthetic zeolites for mercury capture from exhaust gases. Synthetic zeolites (Na-X and Na-P1), and for comparison a natural zeolite (clinoptilolite) and activated carbon with bromine (AC/Br) were tested for mercury uptake from a gaseous stream. The materials were subjected to mercury adsorption tests and their thermal stability was evaluated. The untreated synthetic zeolites had negligible mercury uptake, but after impregnation with silver, the adsorption of mercury was markedly improved. The synthetic zeolite Na-X impregnated with silver adsorbed significantly more mercury before breakthrough than the activated carbon impregnated with bromine, indicating the potential of zeolite derived from coal fly ash as a new sorbent for capture of mercury from flue gases. |
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| spelling | nottingham-482342020-05-04T16:51:07Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48234/ Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases Wdowin, M. Wiatros-Motyka, Malgorzata M. Panek, R. Stevens, Lee A. Franus, W. Snape, Colin E. An initial study has been made of the use of synthetic zeolites for mercury capture from exhaust gases. Synthetic zeolites (Na-X and Na-P1), and for comparison a natural zeolite (clinoptilolite) and activated carbon with bromine (AC/Br) were tested for mercury uptake from a gaseous stream. The materials were subjected to mercury adsorption tests and their thermal stability was evaluated. The untreated synthetic zeolites had negligible mercury uptake, but after impregnation with silver, the adsorption of mercury was markedly improved. The synthetic zeolite Na-X impregnated with silver adsorbed significantly more mercury before breakthrough than the activated carbon impregnated with bromine, indicating the potential of zeolite derived from coal fly ash as a new sorbent for capture of mercury from flue gases. Elsevier 2014-07-15 Article PeerReviewed Wdowin, M., Wiatros-Motyka, Malgorzata M., Panek, R., Stevens, Lee A., Franus, W. and Snape, Colin E. (2014) Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases. Fuel, 128 . pp. 451-457. ISSN 1873-7153 Mercury capture; Zeolites; Fly ash http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236114002828?via%3Dihub doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2014.03.041 doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2014.03.041 |
| spellingShingle | Mercury capture; Zeolites; Fly ash Wdowin, M. Wiatros-Motyka, Malgorzata M. Panek, R. Stevens, Lee A. Franus, W. Snape, Colin E. Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases |
| title | Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases |
| title_full | Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases |
| title_fullStr | Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases |
| title_short | Experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases |
| title_sort | experimental study of mercury removal from exhaust gases |
| topic | Mercury capture; Zeolites; Fly ash |
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