The article presents the results of investigations focused on the determination of mercury content in gas and solid samples. The emission of Hg was the result of coal combustion. The investigations were carried out in the selected power generation facilities operated with pulverized coal and circulating fluidized bed boilers. Analysis was carried out for the flue gases, as well as fuel and sorbent samples and the by-products of the combustion process (fly ash, slag, bottom ash, and the products of wet desulfurization technology). The determination of mercury content in solid samples was carried out using Lumex RA-915+ spectrometer with RP-91C attachment. The measurements of the mercury concentration in the flue gases were performed according to the cold vapor technique. The analysis of the results indicated that the main source of mercury is coal, but significant concentration was also determined for the biomass co-combusted in one of the facilities. Considerable amounts were also determined in fly ash and wet FGD (flue gas desulfurization) samples.
Abstract. The current paper presents the research results carried out at one of Polish power plants at a pulverized hard coal-fired 225 MW unit. The research was carried out at full load of the boiler (100% MCR) and focused on analysis of mercury content in the input fuel and limestone sorbent for wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system, as well as investigation of mercury content in the combustion products, i.e. fly ash, slag, FGD product (gypsum) and FGD effluents (waste). Within the framework of the present study the concentration of mercury vapor in the exhaust gas was also investigated. The analysis was performed using Lumex RA-915+ spectrometer with an attachment (RP-91C). The measurements were carried out at three locations, i.e. before the electrostatic precipitator (ESP), downstream the ESP, and downstream the wet FGD plant. Design of the measurement system allowed to determine both forms of mercury in the flue gas (Hg 0 and Hg 2+ ) at all measurement locations.Based on the measurement results the balance of mercury for a pulverized coal (PC) boiler was calculated and the amount of mercury was assessed both in the input solids (fuel and sorbent), as well as the gaseous and solids products (flue gas, slag, ash, gypsum and FGD waste).
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