Kinetics modeling of the volatilization of mercury compounds involved in spent mercury-containing catalyst under microwave irradiation |
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Authors: | Jian Liu Yan Hong Chenhui Liu Libo Zhang |
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Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China;2. Key Laboratory of Unconventional Metallurgy, Ministry of Education, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China;3. Key Laboratory of Comprehensive Utilization of Mineral Resources in Ethnic Regions, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan, China;4. National Local Joint Laboratory of Engineering Application of Microwave Energy and Equipment Technology, Kunming 650093, Yunnan, China |
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Abstract: | The industrial design and development of microwave-induced volatilization of hazardous substances in waste greatly depend on their dielectric properties. The dielectric properties of different mercury compounds in spent mercury-containing catalyst (SAC) were investigated by the cavity perturbation method at different temperatures. The decomposition absorption mechanisms for HgS and HgCl2 show the same trend according to thermogravimetric analysis results over the temperature range of interest. The SAC composite exhibits sufficient microwave absorption from 20 °C to approximately 600 °C owing to the superior dielectric properties of non-volatile mercury-containing compounds (HgCl2 and HgS). At temperatures above 600 °C, the dielectric properties of the SAC are determined by the residual mercury and carbon matrix. Phase analyses indicate that the entire process of microwave heating could be divided into three stages: (1) The volatilization temperature of unbound water and some impurities are between 20 °C and 100 °C; (2) The main thermal disintegration region of mercury species is between 100 °C and 600 °C; (3) HgCl2 and HgS volatilize completely to gas at 600 °C. Meanwhile, HgCl2 decomposing more readily than HgS. |
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Keywords: | Dielectric properties Microwave absorption mechanism Mercury compounds Selective volatilization mechanism |
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