Simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification of flue gas by pre-ozonation combined with ammonia absorption

A process of simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification of flue gas was conducted in this study.The flue gas containing 200 mg·m^-3NO,1000-4000 mg·m^-3SO(2,)3%-9%O(2)and 10%-20%CO(2)was first oxidized b(y)O3 and then absorbed by ammonia in a bubbling reactor.Increasing the ammonia concentration or the SO2 content in flue gas can promote the absorption of NOx and extend the effective absorption time.On the contrary,both increasing the absorbent temperature or the O(2)content shorten the effective absorption time of NO((x.))The change of solution pH had substantial influence on NOx absorption.In the presence of CO(2)the NOx removal efficiency reached 89.2%when the absorbent temperature was raised to 60℃and the effective absorption time can be maintained for 8 h,which attribute to the buffering effect in the absorbent.Besides,both the addition of Na(2)S2 O3 and urea can promote the NOx removal efficiency when the absorbent temperature is 25℃and the addition of Na(2)S2 O3 had achieved better results.The advantage of adding Na(2)S2 O3 became less evident at higher absorbent temperature and coexistence of CO(2.)In all experiments,SO(2)removal efficiency was always above 99%,and it was basically not affected by the above factors.

Effects of pre-ozonation on organic matter removal by coagulation with IPF-PACl

Ozone plays an important role as a disinfectant and oxidant in potable water treatment practice and is increasingly being used as a pre-oxidant before coagulation. The purpose of this study is to obtain insight into the mechanisms that are operative in pre-ozonized coagulation. Effects ofpre-ozonation on organic matter removal during coagulation with IPF-PAC1 were investigated by using PDA （photometric disperse analysis）, apparent molecular weight distribution and chemical fractionation. The dynamic formation of flocs during coagulation process was detected. Changes of aquatic organic matter （AOM） structure resulted from the influence of pre-ozonation were evaluated. Results show that dosage of O3 and characteristics of AOM are two of the major factors influencing the performance of O3 on coagulation. No significant coagulation-aid effect of O3 was observed for all experiments using either A1C13 or PAC1. On the contrary, with the application of pre-ozonation, the coagulation efficiency of A1C13 was significantly deteriorated, reflected by the retardation of floc formation, and the removal decreases of turbidity, DOC, and UV254. However, if PACl was used instead of AlCl3, the adverse effects of pre-ozonation were mitigated obviously, particularly when the O3 dosage was less than 0.69 （mg O3/mg TOC）. The difference between removals of UV254, and DOC indicated that pre-ozonation greatly changed the molecular structure of AOM, but its capability of mineralization was not remarkable. Only 5% or so DOC was removed by pre-ozonation at 0.6--0.8 mg/L alone. Fractionation results showed that the organic products of pre-ozonation exhibited lower molecular weight and more hydrophilicity, which impaired the removal of DOC in the following coagulation process.

Formation and speciation of disinfection byproducts during chlor(am)ination of aquarium seawater

The chemistry associated with the disinfection of aquarium seawater is more complicated than that of freshwater, therefore limited information is available on the formation and speciation of disinfection byproducts（DBPs） in marine aquaria. In this study, the effects of organic precursors, bromide（Br-） and pre-ozonation on the formation and speciation of several typical classes of DBPs, including trihalomethanes（THM4）, haloacetic acids（HAAs）,iodinated trihalomethanes（I-THMs）, and haloacetamides（HAc Ams）, were investigated during the chlorination/chloramination of aquarium seawater. Results indicate that with an increase in dissolved organic carbon concentration from 4.5 to 9.4 mg/L, the concentrations of THM4 and HAAs increased by 3.2-7.8 times under chlorination and by 1.1-2.3 times under chloramination. An increase in Br-concentration from 3 to 68 mg/L generally enhanced the formation of THM4, I-THMs and HAc Ams and increased the bromine substitution factors of all studied DBPs as well, whereas it impacted insignificantly on the yield of HAAs. Pre-ozonation with 1 mg/L O3 dose substantially reduced the formation of all studied DBPs in the subsequent chlorination and I-THMs in the subsequent chloramination. Because chloramination produces much lower amounts of DBPs than chlorination, it tends to be more suitable for disinfection of aquarium seawater.