Mercury Emissions and Removal by Ash in Coal-Fired Oxy-fuel Combustion

This paper presents results of experiments performed at a 20 kW once-through combustion rig of the Institute of Combustion and Power Plant Technology (IFK) of the University of Stuttgart. A methodology to investigate oxy-fuel process configurations was used in which impurities were injected to the oxidant gas of the once-through reactor to simulate different extents of oxy-fuel recycle gas treatment. Three Australian coals, which had previously been tested in the Aioi furnace of IHI in Japan, were used in the experiments. A comprehensive set of total (Hgtot), elemental (Hg0), and oxidized (Hg2+) mercury concentrations was measured for various air and oxy-fuel combustion conditions. These data enable an evaluation of process parameters that influence the Hg emissions of an oxy-fuel combustion process. A theoretical mass balance between Hg fed to the process (fuel and Hg0 injection) and Hg measured before the filter matched well, indicating that no mercury was captured by fly ash at high temperatures. The c...

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