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Title: Handling, transport and dispersion of sorbent powder for in-furnace injection. Third year final report

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explain, using fundamental theories of interparticle forces, the difference in transport and dispersion between various sorbents. This project is closely tied with 1.1 through the focus of maximum utilization of sorbent materials used in the LIMB process. Interparticle forces lead to agglomeration or removal to transport tube walls of the sorbent fine particles, reducing sulfur removal capabilities. In the first and second years, the pneumatic transport of sorbent powders was investigated for four typical sorbent materials, calcium carbonate, dolomite, dolomitic hydrate and hydrated lime. Results indicate that hydrated lime has the best dispersion and flowability. Studies in the third year involved investigating improving the performance of hydrated lime with additives. The addition of calcium liposulfonate to the water of hydration appears to improve both the dispersibility and reactivity of the resulting product hydrate. Increased reactivity is closely tied to available surface area for reaction, as expected. However, in applications where powder flowability becomes important, such as in the use of hydrate in flue-gas desulfurization, a balance between the flowability and surface area must be considered. If the powder has poor flowability, the added surface area may not be utilized. Powder dispersion and themore » high-temperature are used to determine the dispersibility of the modified and unmodified sorbents at room temperature and at typical furnace temperatures. Results verify that an increase in dispersibility is realized with the liposulfonate-modified hydrate. Phase 1 results show this increased dispersibility to be due to electrostatic repulsion between liposulfonate molecules on the surface of the dry powder.« less

Authors:
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  1. Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ohio Coal Development Office, Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Ohio State Government, Columbus, OH (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10154342
Report Number(s):
OCDO-94012364
ON: TI94012364; CNN: Grant OCRC/91-1.2
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; SORBENT INJECTION PROCESSES; ADSORBENTS; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT; FLUE GAS; DESULFURIZATION; ADDITIVES; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; PROGRESS REPORT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; CALCIUM HYDROXIDES; 200202; NOXIOUS GAS AND PARTICULATE EMISSIONS

Citation Formats

Fan, Liang-Shih, Bavarian, F, Lee, R J, Hsia, Chung-wei, Abou-Zeida, E, Jiang, Peijun, Dastidar, A G, and Mahuli, S. Handling, transport and dispersion of sorbent powder for in-furnace injection. Third year final report. United States: N. p., 1993. Web. doi:10.2172/10154342.
Fan, Liang-Shih, Bavarian, F, Lee, R J, Hsia, Chung-wei, Abou-Zeida, E, Jiang, Peijun, Dastidar, A G, & Mahuli, S. Handling, transport and dispersion of sorbent powder for in-furnace injection. Third year final report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10154342
Fan, Liang-Shih, Bavarian, F, Lee, R J, Hsia, Chung-wei, Abou-Zeida, E, Jiang, Peijun, Dastidar, A G, and Mahuli, S. 1993. "Handling, transport and dispersion of sorbent powder for in-furnace injection. Third year final report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10154342. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10154342.
@article{osti_10154342,
title = {Handling, transport and dispersion of sorbent powder for in-furnace injection. Third year final report},
author = {Fan, Liang-Shih and Bavarian, F and Lee, R J and Hsia, Chung-wei and Abou-Zeida, E and Jiang, Peijun and Dastidar, A G and Mahuli, S},
abstractNote = {The purpose of this study is to explain, using fundamental theories of interparticle forces, the difference in transport and dispersion between various sorbents. This project is closely tied with 1.1 through the focus of maximum utilization of sorbent materials used in the LIMB process. Interparticle forces lead to agglomeration or removal to transport tube walls of the sorbent fine particles, reducing sulfur removal capabilities. In the first and second years, the pneumatic transport of sorbent powders was investigated for four typical sorbent materials, calcium carbonate, dolomite, dolomitic hydrate and hydrated lime. Results indicate that hydrated lime has the best dispersion and flowability. Studies in the third year involved investigating improving the performance of hydrated lime with additives. The addition of calcium liposulfonate to the water of hydration appears to improve both the dispersibility and reactivity of the resulting product hydrate. Increased reactivity is closely tied to available surface area for reaction, as expected. However, in applications where powder flowability becomes important, such as in the use of hydrate in flue-gas desulfurization, a balance between the flowability and surface area must be considered. If the powder has poor flowability, the added surface area may not be utilized. Powder dispersion and the high-temperature are used to determine the dispersibility of the modified and unmodified sorbents at room temperature and at typical furnace temperatures. Results verify that an increase in dispersibility is realized with the liposulfonate-modified hydrate. Phase 1 results show this increased dispersibility to be due to electrostatic repulsion between liposulfonate molecules on the surface of the dry powder.},
doi = {10.2172/10154342},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10154342}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
}