Emission control and phase migration of PCDD/Fs in a rotary kiln incinerator:hazardous vs medical waste incineration

This study was carried out in a full-scale(50 t/d)rotary kiln incinerator to explore the removal characteristics of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans(PCDD/Fs)by different units of air pollution control devices(APCDs),and special interest was focused on the“memory effect”phenomenon of PCDD/Fs in the wet scrubber(WS),which usually caused an undesirable rise in PCDD/F emission concentrations.The general removal efficiency of PCDD/Fs by APCDs was 99.4%(from 14.11 at exhaust heat boiler(EHB)outlet to 0.09 ng I-TEQ/Nm^(3)at stack)under medical waste(MW)incineration condition,and 99.2%(from 19.91 to 0.16 ng I-TEQ/Nm^(3))under hazardous waste(HW)incineration condition.The PCDD/F concentrations in flue gas decreased along the APCDs except for WS,in which the“memory effect”was observed.In detail,WS largely increased the I-TEQ concentration of gas-phase PCDD/Fs from 0.047 to 0.188 ng I-TEQ/Nm^(3)in the flue gas,and the concentration of particulate-phase PCDD/Fs increased from 0.003 to 0.030 ng I-TEQ/Nm^(3).In addition,this study found that phase migration promoted the accumulation of PCDD/Fs in scrubbing water,and the flow entrainment phenomenon played a great role in causing the“memory effect”.The PCDD/F concentrations of fly ash collected from cyclone and fabric filter(FF)were as high as 4.23 and 6.99 ng I-TEQ/g,respectively,which had exceeded the national landfill limitation(3 ng I-TEQ/g)in China.The system balance calculations revealed that APCDs promoted the migration of PCDD/Fs from the gas-phase to the particulate-phase,which caused fly ash to be the main carrier of PCDD/Fs and led to excessive emissions.The results of this study can contribute to the optimized design of combustion conditions and system cleaning for controlling PCDD/F emissions from rotary kiln incinerators.

Tracing of natural gas migration by light hydrocarbons:A case study of the Dongsheng gas field in the Ordos Basin,NW China

Based on the analysis of light hydrocarbon compositions of natural gas and regional comparison in combination with the chemical components and carbon isotopic compositions of methane,the indication of geochemical characteristics of light hydrocarbons on the migration features,dissolution and escape of natural gas from the Dongsheng gas field in the Ordos Basin is revealed,and the effect of migration on specific light hydrocarbon indexes is further discussed.The study indicates that,natural gas from the Lower Shihezi Formation(Pix)in the Dongsheng gas field displays higher iso-C5-7contents than n-C5-7contents,and the C6-7light hydrocarbons are composed of paraffins with extremely low aromatic contents(<0.4%),whereas the C7light hydrocarbons are dominated by methylcyclohexane,suggesting the characteristics of coal-derived gas with the influence by secondary alterations such as dissolution.The natural gas from the Dongsheng gas field has experienced free-phase migration from south to north and different degrees of dissolution after charging,and the gas in the Shiguhao area to the north of the Borjianghaizi fault has experienced apparent diffusion loss after accumulation.Long-distance migration in free phase results in the decrease of the relative contents of the methylcyclohexane in C7 light hydrocarbons and the toluene/n-heptane ratio,as well as the increase of the n-heptane/methylcyclohexane ratio and heptane values.The dissolution causes the increase of isoheptane values of the light hydrocarbons,whereas the diffusion loss of natural gas in the Shiguhao area results in the increase of n-C5-7contents compared to the iso-C5-7contents.

Synergetic migration behavior of La and Ce and related microstructure character of Cr-V-RE co-doped WC-Co alloy

The as-sintered sinter skin and the polished section of WC-11Co-0.4Cr 3 C 2-0.3VC-0.2RE（RE=mischmetal with La/Ce ratio of 0.65） alloy were analyzed.It was shown that the microstructures on the skin and in the inner part of the alloy were all characterized with a WC＋β＋M structure,where β was a cobalt-based binder phase and M represented a RE-containing phase.There existed an inward diffusion of S atoms,which caught and fixed the Ce atoms in the alloy and an outward diffusion of La atoms during the sintering process.Consequently,the M phase was characterized with the decreased La/Ce ratio（0.59） in the inner part and the increased La/Ce ratio（1.01） on the skin.The M phase on the skin was characterized with a γ-Ce 2 S 3 type structure.To suppress the long range migration of rare earth to the skin,S in the sintering atmosphere had to be eliminated.