Alstom Technology Limited

Alstom (schweiz) Ag

General Electric Technology Gmbh

Donald C Borio

David James Muraskin

Mark A Walters

Phillip C Rader

A system and method is proposed for removing mercury from a process gas stream containing mercury. The proposed invention provides for contacting an aqueous desulphurization liquor with a flue gas stream to capture mercury that may be contained in the flue gas stream. A promoter is mixed with the liquor to prevent oxidized mercury in the liquor from reducing into elemental mercury.

Process for promoting mercury retention in wet flue gas desulfurization systems

A flue gas mixture containing sulfur oxides is scrubbed in a countercurrent spray tower absorber with a spray of ammonium sulfate liquor and the scrubbed gas stream containing ammonia aerosols, sulfur trioxide aerosols and ammonia slip is passed to a wet electrostatic precipitator for the removal of the aerosols and slip. The ammonium sulfate liquor in the absorber system is passed into a separate reaction tank where ammonia and air are injected. The ammonia and sulfur oxides react in the separate reaction tank to form ammonium sulfite which is oxidized to the sulfate by the air. The gases and vapors from the separate reaction tank are separately scrubbed and the gases then returned to the absorber.

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