Catalytic oxidation of NO on activated carbons. (February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fang, Zhongqiu; Yu, Xinhai; Tu, Shan-Tung
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 158(2019)
• Page Start: 2366
• Page End: 2371
• Publication Date: 2019-02
• Subjects: Activated carbon -- Denitrification -- Modification -- Catalytic oxidation; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.285
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: The catalytic oxidation of NO using activated carbons provides a promising alternative for the control of emission of waste incineration plants air pollutant. In this study, an activated carbon named AC-1 was made from coconut shell and was activated using steam. It was found that the presence of oxygen promoted the NO removal significantly. The NO removal efficiency of AC-1 was approximately 87%. The investment cost for the case using AC-1 is 0.85 times that using selective catalytic reduction (SCR). In addition, the operation cost of the case using AC-1 was from 9.7% to 23.6% of that of SCR method. The potential of the AC-1 for the denitration of the waste incineration plants is promising.