Impacting Factors of Elemental Mercury Re-emission across a Lab-scale Simulated Scrubber

摘要

Elemental mercury(Hg0)re-emissions from slurries and solutions were evaluated in a lab-scale simulated scrubber.Oxidized mercury(Hg2 +)standard solution was injected into the simulated scrubber at a desired rate to simulate absorbing and dissolving of Hg2 +in the flue gas across wet flue gas desulfurization(WFGD)systems. PS analytical mercury analyzer was used to continuously determine Hg0re-emission concentrations in the carrier gas from the scrubber.Sulfite ion in the slurry of CaSO3 was validated to reduce Hg 2+to Hg 0,while no Hg 0 re-emission occurred from slurries of CaSO4 and CaO.Transitional metal ions with low chemical valence such as Fe2 +,Pb 2+,Ni 2+, 2 AsO-and Cu +were used to prepare solutions with concentration levels of mmol·L-1.Reduction reaction of Hg2 +to Hg 0was observed from these solutions.Reduction capabilities for the different transitional metal ions in the solutions were:Pb2 +>Cu +>Fe 2+> 2 AsO->Ni 2+.