Application of DBD and DBCD in SO_2 Removal

The dielectric barrier corona discharge(DBCD) in a wire-cylinder configuration and the dielectric barrier discharge(DBD) in a coaxial cylinder configuration are studied. The discharge current in DBD has a higher pulse amplitude than in DBCD. The dissipated power and the gas-gap voltage are calculated by analyzing the measured Lissajous figure. With the increasing applied voltage, the energy utilization factor for SO2 removal increases in DBCD but decreases in DBD because of the difference in their electric field distribution. Experiments of SO2 removal show that in the absence of NH3 the energy utilization factor can reach 31 g/kWh in DBCD and 39 g/kWh in DBD.

Experimental Study of SO_2 Removal by Pulsed DBD Along with the Application of Magnetic Field

Dielectric barrier discharge （DBD） for SOs removal from indoor air is investigated. In order to improve the removal efficiency, two novel methods are combined in this paper, namely by applying a pulsed driving voltage with nanosecond rising time and applying a magnetic field. For SOs removal efficiency, different matches of electric field and magnetic field are discussed. And nanosecond rising edge pulsed power supply and microsecond rising edge pulsed power supply are compared. It can be concluded that a pulsed DBD with nanosecond rising edge should be adopted, and electrical field and magnetic field should be applied in an appropriate match.

Study on the Removal of SO_2 from Simulated Flue Gas Using Dry Calcium-Spray with DBD Plasma

In this study, lime-hydrate （Ca（OH）2） desulfurizer was treated by plasma with strong ionization discharge of a dielectric barrier. The removal of SO2 from simulated flue gas was investigated. The principles of SO2 removal are discussed. Several factors affecting the efficiency of SO2 removal were studied. They included the ratio of calcium to sulfur （Ca/S）, desulfurizer granularity, residence time of the flue gas, voltage applied to the discharge electrode in the plasma generator, and energy consumption. Experimental results indicate that the increase in Ca/S ratio, the applied voltage and discharge power, the residence time, and the reduction in the desulfurizer granularity all can raise the SO2 removal efficiency. The SO2 removal efficiency was up to 91.3% under the following conditions, namely a primary concentration of SO2 of 2262×10^-6 （v/v） in the emission gas, 21%（v/v） of oxygen, 1.8% （v/v） of water, a Ca/S ratio of 1.48, a residence time of 2.8 s, a 3.4 kV voltage and a 10kHz frequency power applied to the discharge electrodes in the plasma generator, and a flow rate of 100 m^3/h for emission gas.

Removal of SO2 using ammonium bicarbonate aqueous solution as absorbent in a bubble column reactor

In this work, the removal of SO2 from gas mixture with air and SO2 by ammonium bicarbonate aqueous solution as absorbent was investigated experi- mentally in a bubble column reactor. The effects of the concentration of ammonium bicarbonate, the SO2 inlet concentration of gas phase and the gas flow rate on the removal rate of SO2 were studied. The results showed that the higher the SO2 inlet concentration and the gas flow rate, the shorter the lasting time of SO2 completely removed in gas outlet, and then the faster the decrease in the removal rate of SO2. The lasting time of SO2 completely removed in gas outlet increased with increasing ammonium bicarbonate concentration. During the process of SO2 absorption, there was a critical pH of solution. When the solution pH was less than the critical pH, it would sharply fall, resulting in a rapid decrease of the SO2 removal rate. A theoretical model for predicting the SO2 removal rate has been developed by taking the chemical enhancement and the sulfite concentration in the liquid phase into account simultaneously.

Study on influencing factors of Baosteel’s swirl-jet sintering FGD technology

This paper introduced the research background and technical features of Baosteel＇ s sintering flue gas desulfurization （FGD）. It was also named swirl-jet-absorbing wet limestone-gypsum sintering FGD technology. By means of industrial online pilot plants, through continuous running and orthogonal tests, the effects of various influencing factors on SO2 removal efficiency of Baosteel sintering flue gas desulgurization （BSFGD） were studied carefully. The results indicate that the slurry pH value,temperature （T） and flow rate （Q） of inlet flue gas,liquid level （H） in the absorber and flue gas jet velocity （V） are the main influencing factors. Furthermore, when pH is between 5.0 and 5.5, H is between 4.2 m and 4.3 m, Q is 43 000 m3/h, T is below 65℃ and V is between 20 m/s and 28 m/s, the best desulfurization efficiency can be available.

Simultaneous removing SO_2 and NO by a new system containing cobalt complex

Absorption and catalytic oxidation of nitric oxide can be achieved by using cobalt（Ⅲ） ethylenediamine （Co（en）3^3＋. When simultaneous absorbing SO2 and NO, the precipitation of Co2（SO3）3 will be yielded and the NO removal will be decreased. A new catalyst system using Co（en）3^3＋ coupled with urea has been developed to simultaneous remove NO and SO2 in the flue gas. NO is absorbed and catalytically oxidized to nitrite and nitrate by Co（en）3^3＋. The dissolved oxygen in scrubbing solution from the feed stream acts as oxidant. Urea restrains the precipitation of Co2（SO3）3 by oxidizing SO3^2-to SO4^2- as COSO4 is more soluble in water. The experimental results proved that nearly all SO3^2- can be oxidized to SO4^2- and the high NO and SO2 removal could be obtained with the new system. The NO removal is influenced by gas flow rate, the concentration of Co（en）3^3＋ and urea in the absorption solution, the temperature of the scrubbing solution and the content of oxygen in the flue gas. The low gas flow rate is favorable to increase the NO removal. The experiments proved that the NO removal could be maintained at more than 95% by the system of 0.02 mol/L Co（en）3^3＋ and 1% urea at 50℃ with 10% O2 in the flue gas.

Co-adsorption of gaseous benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene,m-xylene(BTEX) and SO_2 on recyclable Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles at 0–101% relative humidities

We herein used Fe3O4 nanoparticles（NPs） as an adsorption interface for the concurrent removal of gaseous benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and m-xylene（BTEX） and sulfur dioxide（SO2）, at different relative humidities（RH）. X-ray diffraction, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, and transmission electron microscopy were deployed for nanoparticle surface characterization.Mono-dispersed Fe3O4（Fe2O3·Fe O） NPs synthesized with oleic acid（OA） as surfactant, and uncoated poly-dispersed Fe3O4 NPs demonstrated comparable removal efficiencies.Adsorption experiments of BTEX on NPs were measured using gas chromatography equipped with flame ionization detection, which indicated high removal efficiencies（up to（95 ± 2）%） under dry conditions. The humidity effect and competitive adsorption were investigated using toluene as a model compound. It was observed that the removal efficiencies decreased as a function of the increase in RH, yet, under our experimental conditions, we observed（40 ± 4）% toluene removal at supersaturation for Fe3O4 NPs, and toluene removal of（83 ± 4）% to（59 ± 6）%, for OA-Fe3O4 NPs. In the presence of SO2, the toluene uptake was reduced under dry conditions to（89 ± 2）% and（75 ± 1）% for the uncoated and coated NPs, respectively, depicting competitive adsorption. At RH 〉 100%,competitive adsorption reduced the removal efficiency to（27 ± 1）% for uncoated NPs whereas OA-Fe3O4 NPs exhibited moderate efficiency loss of（55 ± 2）% at supersaturation.Results point to heterogeneous water coverage on the NP surface. The magnetic property of magnetite facilitated the recovery of both types of NPs, without the loss in efficiency when recycled and reused.