Effects of multiple agglomeration technology on the removal of particulate matters and particulate heavy metals: A pilot study

LIU Tian-yu; WEN Chang; SHAO Yu-hao; LIU En-ze; PAN Zu-ming; CHEN Sheng; XU Ming-hou

Volume 48 Issue 11

Nov. 2020

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LIU Tian-yu, WEN Chang, SHAO Yu-hao, LIU En-ze, PAN Zu-ming, CHEN Sheng, XU Ming-hou. Effects of multiple agglomeration technology on the removal of particulate matters and particulate heavy metals: A pilot study[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2020, 48(11): 1378-1385.

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LIU Tian-yu, WEN Chang, SHAO Yu-hao, LIU En-ze, PAN Zu-ming, CHEN Sheng, XU Ming-hou. Effects of multiple agglomeration technology on the removal of particulate matters and particulate heavy metals: A pilot study[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2020, 48(11): 1378-1385.

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LIU Tian-yu, WEN Chang, SHAO Yu-hao, LIU En-ze, PAN Zu-ming, CHEN Sheng, XU Ming-hou. Effects of multiple agglomeration technology on the removal of particulate matters and particulate heavy metals: A pilot study[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2020, 48(11): 1378-1385.

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Effects of multiple agglomeration technology on the removal of particulate matters and particulate heavy metals: A pilot study

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School of Energy and Power Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Wuhan Likang Energy Co. Ltd., Wuhan 430074, China

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the National Key R & D Program of China 2018YFB0605104

Major Project of Technical Innovation of Hubei Province 2017ACA087

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Corresponding author: WEN Chang, Tel:027-87542417, E-mail:wenchang@hust.edu.cn
Received Date: 2020-09-21
Rev Recd Date: 2020-10-13

Available Online: 2021-01-23

Publish Date: 2020-11-10

Abstract

Abstract

The emmision of particulate matters and heavy metals such as As, Se and Pb from coal combustion into the atmosphere would cause a serious environmental and human health hazard. Therefore, a multiple agglomeration based on the principle of turbulent coalescence and wall surface adsorption was developed to investigate the agglomeration effects on the removal of particulate matter and particulate heavy metals. Firstly, a numerical simulation method was adopted to comprehensively study the pressure loss, the velocity uniformity and the particle agglomeration effect, and a folded blade was selected for the multiple agglomeration device. Subsequently, a pilot study at a coal-fired plant on the particle agglomeration at different flue gas velocities was carried out. It is found that the agglomeration rate of PM₁ in the multiple agglomeration device is up to 32.84%. As the gas velocity is increased from 11.1 to 17.6 m/s, the agglomeration rate of PM_2.5 shows a certain decline, indicating that an increase in gas velocity would lead to a shorter residence time of particles and thus a decrease in agglomeration rate of particles. By comparing the concentration changes of As, Se and Pb in the particles before and after agglomeration, it is found that the agglomeration process can enhance the adsorption to gaseous heavy metals and also aggregate the nano-particles rich in heavy metals, thus resulting in an increase in the concentration of heavy metals in PM₁. The decrease of the absolute concentrations of As, Se and Pb in PM₁ after coalescence shows a cooperative removal effect in the multiple agglomeration device on the particulate matter and particulate heavy metals.
- multiple agglomeration,
- particulate matter,
- emission reduction,
- particulate heavy metal,
- flue gas velocity

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