Investigation of the accumulation of mercury by fluidized bed boiler fly ashes

The paper contains results of experimental investigations associated with determination of mercury concentration in fly ash samples from Polish fluidized bed boilers fired with hard and brown coals. The results indicate that the finer the fly ash particles the more unburned carbon and mercury they contain. A correlation between the concentrations of unburned carbon and mercury has been demonstrated. The investigations re. the mercury leaching from the fly ash samples indicate that over 70% of atomic mercury that has been adsorbed by the fly ash particles is not leached but remains within the particles.

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Badania akumulacji rtęci w popiołach lotnych z kotłów fluidalnych

kotły fluidalne, popiół lotny, adsorpcja rtęci

W pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań zawartości rtęci w próbkach popiołu lotnego z kotłów fluidalnych opalanych węglem kamiennym i brunatnym. W oparciu o uzyskane wyniki stwierdzono, że im drobniejsza jest frakcja ziaren popiołu lotnego, tym więcej zawiera ona części palnych oraz rtęci. Wyniki badań wskazują na istnienie korelacji między zawartością części palnych, a zawartością rtęci. Przeprowadzone badania wymywania zaadsorbowanej w popiołach lotnych Hg0 wykazały, że ponad 70% rtęci atomowej jest trwale zaadsorbowane na ziarnach popiołu.

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