Characteristics and mechanism of bio-oil enhanced waste incineration SNCR denitrification
CHEN Jinbao1,, LUO Junwei2, YANG Wenhai2, ZHANG Shihong1,,, SHAO Jingai1,3, LIAO Xingjie1, CHEN Hanping1,3 1.State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China 2.Wuhan Boiler Energy Engineering Co. Ltd, Wuhan 430070, China 3.Department of New Energy Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Abstract:To reveal the effect and the mechanism of adding bio-oil on the denitration characteristics of waste incineration selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR), we studied the effects of bio-oil addition ratio (β), ammonia-nitrogen ratio (NSR) and oxygen concentration on SNCR characteristics and CO emissions in a high-temperature tube furnace. Combining SNCR primitive reaction with the analysis of bio-oil thermal decomposition products, the mechanism was analyzed. The results show that the addition of bio-oil can broaden the SNCR temperature window and significantly improve the denitration efficiency in the temperature range 700~900 °C, when β=10%, the denitration efficiency increases averagely by about 21%. During the SNCR process, CO emissions improve evidently with the increase of bio-oil addition ratio, but when the temperature is above 800 °C and the oxygen concentration is above 4%, there is almost no CO emission. The decomposition products of bio-oil at high temperature are mainly H2, CO and CH4, etc, the bio-oil under high temperature will break into small molecular gases and simultaneously generates a large amount of free radicals such as H, O, HO2 and OH to strengthen the SNCR denitration reaction at low temperature. Therefore, in the waste incineration power plant, the SNCR efficiency can be improved by adding appropriate bio-oil in the area below 900 °C. Key words:waste incineration denitration/ selective non-catalytic reduction/ bio-oil additives/ CO emission.
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1.State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China 2.Wuhan Boiler Energy Engineering Co. Ltd, Wuhan 430070, China 3.Department of New Energy Science and Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China Received Date: 2020-11-16 Accepted Date: 2021-04-26 Available Online: 2021-12-21 Keywords:waste incineration denitration/ selective non-catalytic reduction/ bio-oil additives/ CO emission Abstract:To reveal the effect and the mechanism of adding bio-oil on the denitration characteristics of waste incineration selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR), we studied the effects of bio-oil addition ratio (β), ammonia-nitrogen ratio (NSR) and oxygen concentration on SNCR characteristics and CO emissions in a high-temperature tube furnace. Combining SNCR primitive reaction with the analysis of bio-oil thermal decomposition products, the mechanism was analyzed. The results show that the addition of bio-oil can broaden the SNCR temperature window and significantly improve the denitration efficiency in the temperature range 700~900 °C, when β=10%, the denitration efficiency increases averagely by about 21%. During the SNCR process, CO emissions improve evidently with the increase of bio-oil addition ratio, but when the temperature is above 800 °C and the oxygen concentration is above 4%, there is almost no CO emission. The decomposition products of bio-oil at high temperature are mainly H2, CO and CH4, etc, the bio-oil under high temperature will break into small molecular gases and simultaneously generates a large amount of free radicals such as H, O, HO2 and OH to strengthen the SNCR denitration reaction at low temperature. Therefore, in the waste incineration power plant, the SNCR efficiency can be improved by adding appropriate bio-oil in the area below 900 °C.