High efficiency pollutant removal with the Moving-Bed Copper Oxide Process

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:257114

Pennline, H W; Hoffman, J S; Yeh, J T ^[1]; Resnik, K P; Vore, P A ^[2]

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1. Dept. of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center
2. Gilbert Commonwealth, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

Dry, regenerable flue gas cleanup techniques that use a sorbent can have various advantages, such as simultaneous removal of pollutants, production of a salable by-product, and low costs when compared to commercially available scrubbing technology. Due to the temperature of reaction, the placement of the process into an advanced power system could actually increase the thermal efficiency of the plant. One such technique, the Moving-Bed Copper Oxide Process, is capable of simultaneously removing sulfur oxides and nitric oxides within the reactor system. A parametric study of the process was conducted on a life-cycle test system. All process steps, including absorption and regeneration, were integrated into this life-cycle test system so that continuous, long-term operation of the total process cold be experimentally evaluated. The effects of absorption temperature, sorbent and gas residence times, and inlet SO{sub 2} and NO{sub x} concentration on removal efficiencies and overall operational performance are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 257114
• Report Number(s): CONF-950952--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
ADSORBENTS
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
COMBINED SOXNOX PROCESSES
COPPER OXIDES
DENITRIFICATION
DESULFURIZATION
FLUE GAS
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
NITROGEN OXIDES
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
SULFUR DIOXIDE