Trace metal capture by various sorbents during fluidized bed coal combustion
- Lamar Univ., Beaumont, TX (United States)
This study investigated the potential of employing suitable sorbents to capture toxic trace metallic substances during fluidized bed coal combustion. Metal capture experiments were carried out in a 25.4 mm (1 inch) quartz fluidized bed combustor enclosed in an electric furnace. The metals involved were cadmium, lead, chromium, arsenic and selenium, and the sorbents tested included bauxite, zeolite and lime. In addition to the experimental investigations, potential metal-sorbent reactions were also identified through chemical equilibrium calculations based on the minimization of system free energy. The observed experimental results indicated that metal capture by sorbents can be as high as 88% depending on the metal species and sorbent involved. Results from thermodynamic equilibrium simulations suggested the formation of metal-sorbent compounds such as Pb{sub 2}SiO{sub 4}(s), CdAl{sub 2}O{sub 4}(s) and CdSiO{sub 3}(s) under the combustion conditions.
- OSTI ID:
- 490356
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970310-; TRN: 97:003021-0075
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 22. international technical conference on coal utilization and fuel systems, Clearwater, FL (United States), 17-20 Mar 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]; Related Information: Is Part Of The proceedings of the 22nd international technical conference on coal utilization and fuel systems; Sakkestad, B.A. [ed.]; PB: 1012 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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