Study on the NO removal efficiency of the lignite pyrolysis coke catalyst by selective catalytic oxidation method

PLoS One. 2017 Aug 9;12(8):e0182424. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182424. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

Selective catalytic oxidation (SCO) method is commonly used in wet denitration technology; NO after the catalytic oxidation can be removed with SO2 together by wet method. Among the SCO denitration catalysts, pyrolysis coke is favored by the advantages of low cost and high catalytic activity. In this paper, SCO method combined with pyrolysis coke catalyst was used to remove NO from flue gas. The effects of different SCO operating conditions and different pyrolysis coke catalyst made under different process conditions were studied. Besides, the specific surface area of the catalyst and functional groups were analyzed with surface area analyzer and Beohm titration. The results are: (1) The optimum operating conditions of SCO is as follows: the reaction temperature is 150°C and the oxygen content is 6%. (2) The optimum pyrolysis coke catalyst preparation processes are as follows: the pyrolysis final temperature is 750°C, and the heating rate is 44°C / min. (3) The characterization analysis can be obtained: In the denitration reaction, the basic functional groups and the phenolic hydroxyl groups of the catalyst play a major role while the specific surface area not.

Grants and funding

Financial support of this research was provided by Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Exploration and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Land and Resources (Program No. KF2015-1) in P.R. China, Lei Zhang(1); the Shaanxi Provincial Scientific and Technical Innovation Project (ProgramNo. 2012 KTZB03 -01-02), Lei Zhang(1).