Abstract:
Given the easy reduction of Hg
2+ in wet desulfurization slurry in a power plant, migration mechanism of Hg
2+ in a simulated system was studied. Influences of several experimental parameters including slurry temperature, pH value and concentrations of SO
32-, Cl
-, Ca
2+ and Mg
2+ were investigated separately. The results indicate that the increase of SO
32- concentration lowers the reduction rate of Hg
2+, while the rise of slurry temperature leads to an opposite result. The effect of pH value shows a trend of first increase and then decrease, and reaches the highest reduction rate at pH value of 5.5. Moreover, the rise of Ca
2+, Mg
2+ and Cl
- concentrations could inhibit the reduction of Hg
2+.