Abstract:
The control of heavy metal arsenic pollution in middle-low-temperature flue gas of coal-fired power plants is facing severe challenges. Seven adsorbents including pure Fe
2O
3, pure CeO
2, pure La
2O
2CO
3, FeCeO, FeLaO, CeLaO and FeCeLaO are prepared by co-precipitation method. The samples are characterized by XRD, BET, H
2-TPR, Raman and SEM-EDS techniques. The results suggest that the synergistic effect of Fe, Ce, and La is conducive to the formation of more low-temperature active sites and oxygen vacancy defects. The oxidation and enhanced adsorption characteristics of the adsorbents on As
2O
3(g) in flue gas at different temperatures are investigated. The results show that both Fe
2O
3 and La
2O
2CO
3 are effective active components for As
2O
3 adsorption, and CeO
2 is a good structural assistant. The composite adsorbents FeLaO, CeLaO and FeCeLaO all exhibit excellent oxidation/adsorption activity at 200~400℃, and can oxidize As(III) to As(V) by 100% even at low temperature of 200℃. Among them, FeCeLaO has the strongest adsorption activity, and the total adsorbed arsenic reaches 583.7μg/g, which is 1.8 times that of pure Fe
2O
3. This is due to the synergistic effect of Fe, Ce and La, leading to stronger oxidation activity and adsorption capacity of the composite oxide at middle-low- temperatures.