Kinetic Model and Simulation of Promoted Selective Non-catalytic Reduction by Sodium Carbonate

Abstract The detailed kinetic model of selective non-catalytic reduction （SNCR） of nitric oxide, including so-dium species reactions, was deyeloped on the basis of recent studies on thermal DeNOx mechanism, NOxOUTmechanism and promotion mechanism of Na2CO3. The model was validated by comparison with several experi-mental findings, thus providing an effective tool for the primary and promoted SNCR process simulation. Experimental and simulated results show part-per-million level of sodium carbonate enhances NO removal efficiency andextend the effective SNCR temperature range in comparison with use of a nitrogen agent alone. The kinetic modeling, sensitivity and rate-of-production analysis suggest that the performance improvement can be explained as ho-mogeneous sodium species reactions producing more reactive OH radicals. The net result of sodium species reac-tions is conversion of H2O and inactive HO2 radicals into reactive OH radicals, i.e. H2O＋HO2=3OH, which enhances the SNCR performance of nitrogen agents by mainly increasing the production rate of NH2 radicals. More-over, N2O and CO are eliminated diversely via the reactions Na＋N20=NaO＋N2, NaO＋CO=Na＋CO2 andNaO2＋CO =NaO＋CO2, in.the pro.moted SNCR process, especially in the NOxOUT process.

The detailed kinetic model of selective non-catalytic reduction(SNCR)of nitric oxide,including so- dium species reactions,was developed on the basis of recent studies on thermal DeNOx mechanism,NOxOUT mechanism and promotion mechanism of Na2CO3.The model was validated by comparison with several experi- mental findings,thus providing an effective tool for the primary and promoted SNCR process simulation.Experi- mental and simulated results show part-per-million level of sodium carbonate enhances NO removal efficiency and extend the effective SNCR temperature range in comparison with use of a nitrogen agent alone.The kinetic model- ing,sensitivity and rate-of-production analysis suggest that the performance improvement can be explained as ho- mogeneous sodium species reactions producing more reactive OH radicals.The net result of sodium species reac- tions is conversion of H2O and inactive HO2 radicals into reactive OH radicals,i.e.H2O+HO2=3OH,which en- hances the SNCR performance of nitrogen agents by mainly increasing the production rate of NH2 radicals.More- over,N2O and CO are eliminated diversely via the reactions Na+N2O=NaO+N2,NaO+CO=Na+CO2 and NaO2+CO=NaO+CO2,in the promoted SNCR process,especially in the NOxOUT process.