Effects of gaseous compositions the on simultaneous removal of NOx and SO2 from simulated flue gas by ammonia absorption

  • Hong Wang
  • , Tian Le Zhu*
  • , Mei Yan Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The effects of NOx oxidation ratio, O2 and SO2 concentrations in simulated flue gas as well as addition of S(IV) oxidation inhibitor NaS2O3 on the simultaneous removal of SO2 and NOx by ammonia absorption were investigated under the conditions of pH 5.9- 6.1 and aqueous S(IV) concentration ≥1.0 mol·L-1. The research results showed that NO2 could be effectively absorbed by ammonium sulfite, but the NO absorption was negligible. Therefore, NO oxidation is the premise of NOx removal. Aqueous S(IV) concentration is a key factor affecting NO2 absorption removal, the higher the O2 concentration or the lower the SO2 concentration, the faster the aaqueous S(IV) concentration decreased, which resulted in a faster decrease of NO2 removal efficiency. S(IV) oxidation was inhibited to some extent by the addition of oxidation inhibitor S2O32- into the absorption solution. As a result, the decrease of NO2 removal efficiency became slower.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-26
Number of pages6
JournalHuanjing Kexue/Environmental Science
Volume34
Issue number1
StatePublished - Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Absorption
  • Ammonium sulfite
  • Flue gas
  • Gaseous composition
  • NO
  • Oxidation inhibitor
  • SO

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