Development of sorbents for mercury removal and recovery process from coal derived flue gas and fuel gas

• Project/Area Number: 18310056
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental technology/Environmental materials
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: SASAOKA Eiji Okayama University, 大学院・環境学研究科, 教授 (50033246)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MOHAMATUDO Azuha Utude 岡山大学, 大学院・環境学研究科, 准教授 (00397902)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥17,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000); Fiscal Year 2006: ¥11,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,100,000)
• Keywords: 環境保全技術 / 環境負荷低減技術 / 水銀 / 水銀化合物 / 収着剤 / 活性炭 / 鉄系収着剤 / 定速昇温脱離法 / 活性炭系収着剤

Research Abstract

現在、石炭や廃棄物の燃焼装置等から、金属水銀蒸気が大気中に放出されている。これら、大気中の放出された水銀は、最終的には大気中から海に移動し、有機水銀として魚貝類に蓄積されている。本研究の最終目標は、石炭利用に伴い発生する金属水銀の除去剤(収着剤)開発である。これまでの研究によって、活性炭系と鉄系の除去剤を提案し、さらにこれらの除去剤を用いて、高活性水銀除去剤(収着剤)の開発のために必用な、基礎的なデータを取得した

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Effects of HCl and S02 Concentration on Mercury Removal by Activated Carbon Sorbents in Coal Derived Flue Gas (2009)
  • Author(s): Uddin, Azhar, Ochiai, Ryota, Sasaoka, Eiji, Wu. Shenji
  • Journal Title: Energy & Fuel (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Temperature Programmed Decomposition Desorption of Mercury Species over Activated Carbon Sorbents for Mercury Removal from Coal Derived Fuel Gas (2009)
  • Author(s): Ozaki, Masaki, Uddin, Azhar, Nagano, Saori, Sasaoka, Eiji, Wu, Shenji
  • Journal Title: Energy &Fuel (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Role of SO_2 forelemental mercury removal from coal combustion flue gas by activated carbon (2008)
  • Author(s): Uddin, M.A., Yamada, T., Ochiai, R., Sasaoka, E. & Wu, S.
  • Journal Title: Energy & Fuel 22
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Temperature programmed decomposition desorption of the mercury species over spent iron-based sorbents for mercury removal from coal derived fuel gas (2008)
  • Author(s): Ozaki, M., Uddin, M.A., Sasaoka, E. & Wu, S.
  • Journal Title: Fuel Vol.87 Pages: 3610-3615
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of iron-based sorbents for Hg removal from coal derived fuel gas : Effect of hydrogen chloride (2008)
  • Author(s): Wu, S., Ozaki, M., Uddin, M.A. & Sasaoka, E.
  • Journal Title: Fuel Vol.87 Pages: 467-274
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Role of S02 for elemental mercury removal from coal combustion flue gas by activated carbon (2008)
  • Author(s): Uddin. M. A. . Yamada, T., Ochiai, R. . Sasaoka, E. &Wu.
  • Journal Title: Energy&Fuel 22 Pages: 2284-2289
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Temperature programmed decomposition desorption of the mercury speciesover spent iron-based sorbents for mercury removal from coal derived fuelgas (2008)
  • Author(s): Ozaki, M., Uddin, M. A. . Sasaoka. E. & Wu, S.
  • Journal Title: Fuel 87 Pages: 3610-3815
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of iron oxide sorbents for HgO removal from coal derived fuel gas: Effect of hydrogen chloride (2008)
  • Author(s): Shengji Wu, Masaki Ozaki, Junichi Kawakami, Md. Azhar Uddin^*, Eiji Sasaoka,
  • Journal Title: Fuel 87 Pages: 467-474
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of iron oxide sorbents for Hg removal from coal derived fuel gas : Sulfidation characteristics of iron oxide sorbents and activity for COS formation during Hg removal (2007)
  • Author(s): Wu, S., Oya, N., Ozaki, M., Kawakami, J., Uddin, M.A. & Sasaoka, E.
  • Journal Title: Fuel Vol.86 Pages: 2857-2863
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Preparation of activated carbon from asphalt and heavy oil fly ash and coal fly ash by pyrolysis (2007)
  • Author(s): Uddin, M.A., Shinozaki, Y., Furusawa, N., Yamada, T., Yamaji, Y. & Sasaoka, E.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis Vol.78(2) Pages: 337-342
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of iron oxide sorbents for HgO removal from coal derived fuel gas: Sulfidation characteristics of iron oxide sorbents and activity for COS formation during HgO removal (2007)
  • Author(s): Shengji Wu, Naoki Oya, Masaki Ozaki, Junichi Kawakami, Md. Azhar Uddin^*, Eiji Sasaoka,
  • Journal Title: Fuel 86 Pages: 2857-2863
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Preparation of activated carbon from asphalt and heavy oil fly ash and coal fly ash pyrolysis. (2007)
  • Author(s): Md.A.Uddin, Y.Shinozaki, N.Furusawa, T.Yamada, Y.Yamaji, E.Sasaoka
  • Journal Title: journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 78 Pages: 337-342
• [Journal Article] Effects of hydrogen chloride in coal combustion flue gas on the mercury removal performance of activated carbon from coal combustion flue gas (2006)
  • Author(s): T.Yamada, Y.Yamaji, E.Sasaoka, S.Wu, Md.A.Uddin
  • Journal Title: Twenty-Third Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh. PA. USA. September 25-28 CDR Pages: 1-7
• [Journal Article] Mercury removal from coal derived fuel gas in the presence of hydrogen chloride over iron based sorbents. (2006)
  • Author(s): S.Wu, M.Ozaki, Md.A.Uddin, E.Sasaoka
  • Journal Title: The 9_<th> China-Japan Symposium on Coal and C_1 Chemistry, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, October 22-28 proceedings Pages: 127-128
• [Journal Article] Mercury vapor capture from coal derived fuel gas in the presence of hydrogen chloride over iron based sorbents. (2006)
  • Author(s): S.Wu, M.Ozaki, Md.A.Uddin, E.Sasaoka
  • Journal Title: Twenty-Third Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference. Pittsburgh. PA. USA. September 25-28 CDR Pages: 1-7
• [Journal Article] Effects of HCl and SO2 Concentration on Mercury Removal by Activated Carbon Sorbents in Coal Derived Flue Gas
  • Author(s): Ochiai, Ryota ; Uddin, Azhar ; Sasaoka, Eiji ; Wu, Shenji
  • Journal Title: Energy & Fuel (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Temperature Programmed Decomposition Desorption of Mercury Species over Activated Carbon Sorbents for Mercury Removal from Coal Derived Fuel Gas
  • Author(s): Uddin, Azhar ; Ozaki, Masaki ; Nagano, Saori ; Sasaoka, Eiji ; Wu, Shenji
  • Journal Title: Energy & Fuel (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 石炭ガス化ガス中の水銀除去剤としての活性炭の特性 (2008)
  • Author(s): 竹並潤哉、尾崎正樹、永野佐織、落合亮太、Md. Azhar Uddin、笹岡英司、呉 聖姫
  • Organizer: 第45回石炭科学会議
  • Place of Presentation: 京都市
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-09
• [Presentation] 石炭燃焼排ガス中の水銀を対象とした硫化鉄系水銀除去剤の開発 (2008)
  • Author(s): 村上篤志、山地悠毅、Md. Azhar Uddin、笹岡英司、呉聖姫
  • Organizer: 第45回石炭科学会議
  • Place of Presentation: 京都市
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-09
• [Presentation] Temperature programmed decomposition desorption of the mercury species over activated carbon sorbents for mercury removal from coaled derived fuel gas (2008)
  • Author(s): Ozaki.M, Uddin, M.A. Sasaoka E., & Wu, S.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Pittsburgh, USA
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-01
• [Presentation] Evaluation of decomposition characteristics of mercurycompounds using mass spectrometer (2008)
  • Author(s): Ozaki.M, Nagano S., Uddin, M.A. Sasaoka E., & Wu, S.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Pittsburgh, USA
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-01
• [Presentation] Effects of HCl and SO2 Concentration on mercury removal by activated carbon sorbents in coal derived flue gas (2008)
  • Author(s): Ochiai R., Uddin, M.A. Sasaoka E., & Wu, S.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Pittsburgh, USA
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-01
• [Presentation] Effect of SO2 in coal combustion flue gas on the removal omercury vapor with activated carbon (2008)
  • Author(s): Uddin, M.A., Yamada, T., Ochiai, R., Sasaoka, E. & Wu, S.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 7^<th> International Symposium on Gas Cleaning at High Temperatures
  • Place of Presentation: Newcastle, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-23
• [Presentation] Mercury species captured on solid sorbets (2008)
  • Author(s): Uddin, M.A., Ozaki.M, Sasaoka, E. & Wu, S.,
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 5^<th> International Workshop of Experts on Mercury Emission from Coal (MEC-5)
  • Place of Presentation: Newcastle, Australia
• [Presentation] Temperature programmed decomposition desorption of the mercury species over activated carbon sorbents for mercury removal from coaled derived fuel gas (2008)
  • Author(s): Ozaki. M, Uddin, M. A. Sasaoka E. . & Wu, S.
  • Organizer: 25th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Pittsburgh, USA
• [Presentation] Evaluation of decomposition characteristics of mercury compounds using mass spectrometer (2008)
  • Author(s): Ozaki. M, Nagano S., Uddin, M. A. Sasaoka E. . & Wu, S.
  • Organizer: 25th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Pittsburgh. USA
• [Presentation] Effects of HCl and S02 Concentration on mercury removal by activated carbon sorbents in coal derived flue gas (2008)
  • Author(s): Ochiai R., Uddin, H. A. Sasaoka E., & Wu. S.
  • Organizer: 25th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Pittsburgh, USA
• [Presentation] TPD-Massによる水銀化合物と除去剤上の水銀種の分解特性 (2007)
  • Author(s): 尾崎正樹、永野佐織、落合亮太、呉 聖姫、笹岡英司、Md. Azhar Uddin
  • Organizer: 第44回石炭科学会議
  • Place of Presentation: 秋田市
  • Year and Date: 2007-10-11
• [Presentation] Development of sorbents for the removal of elemental mercury in the form of mercury sulfide from coal combustion flue gas (2007)
  • Author(s): Uddin, M.A., Yamaji, Y., Tamada, T., Wu. S. & Sasaoka, E.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 24^<th> Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Johannesburg
  • Place of Presentation: South Africa
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-11
• [Presentation] Effect of the Presence of HCl on Mercury Removal from Coal Derived Fuel Gas by Iron-based Sorbents (2007)
  • Author(s): Ozaki, M., Nagano, Wu, S., Uddin, M.A. & Sasaoka, E.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the International Conference on Coal Science and Technology
  • Place of Presentation: Nottingham, UK
• [Presentation] DEVELOPMENT OF SORBENTS FOR THE REMOVAL OF ELEMENTAL MERCYRY IN THE FORMOF MERCURY SULFIDE FROM COAL COMBATION FLUE GAS (2007)
  • Author(s): M. A. Uddin, Yuki Yamaji, Shengi Wu, E. Sasaoka
  • Organizer: 24th Annual International Pittsburg Coal Conference,
  • Place of Presentation: Johannesburg, Soufh Africa.
• [Presentation] Effect of the presence of HCl on mercury removal from coal derived fuel gas by iron-based sorbents (2007)
  • Author(s): M. Ozaki, S. Wu, M. A. Uddin and E. Sasaoka
  • Organizer: 2007 International Conference on Coal Science and Technology
  • Place of Presentation: Nottingham, UK
• [Presentation] 石炭ガス化ガス中の鉄系収着剤を用いた水銀の除去 (2006)
  • Author(s): 尾崎正樹、大矢直樹、呉 聖姫、笹岡英司、Md. Azhar Uddin
  • Organizer: 第43回石炭科学会議
  • Place of Presentation: 高知市
  • Year and Date: 2006-10-13
• [Presentation] 活性炭と硫化水素を用いた石炭燃焼ガス中の水銀の除去に及ぼす塩化水素の影響 (2006)
  • Author(s): 山地悠毅、山田 徹、呉 聖姫、笹岡英司、Md. Azhar Uddin
  • Organizer: 第43回石炭科学会議
  • Place of Presentation: 高知市
  • Year and Date: 2006-10-13
• [Presentation] Effect of hydrogen chloride in coal combustion flue gas on the mercury removal performance of activated carbon from coal combustion flue gas (2006)
  • Author(s): Yamada, T., Yamaji, Y., Sasaoka, E., Wu, S. & Uddin, M. A.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Pittsburgh, USA
  • Year and Date: 2006-09-28
• [Presentation] Mercury vapor capture from coal derived fuel gas in the presence of hydrogen chloride over iron oxide sorbents (2006)
  • Author(s): Wu, S., Kawakami, J., Oya, N., Ozaki, M., Uddin, M.A. & Sasaoka E.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Pittsburgh, USA
  • Year and Date: 2006-09-27
• [Presentation] Mercury vapor capture from coal derived fuel gas in the presence of hydrogen chloride over iron based sorbents (2006)
  • Author(s): Wu, S., Ozaki, M., Uddin,M.A. & Sasaoka, E.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 9th China-Japan Symposium on Coal and C1 chemistry
  • Place of Presentation: Chengdu, Sichuan, China