Control of mercury emissions from a municipal solid waste incinerator in japan

Masaki Takaoka; Nobuo Takeda; Fujiwara Takeshi; Masato Kurata; Kimura Tetsuo

doi:10.1080/10473289.2002.10470831

Control of mercury emissions from a municipal solid waste incinerator in japan

Masaki Takaoka, Nobuo Takeda, Fujiwara Takeshi, Masato Kurata, Kimura Tetsuo

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The control of Hg emissions from a municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) is very important, because more than 78% of municipal solid waste (MSW) is incinerated. The Hg content of coal used in utility boilers is relatively low in Japan. In this study, recent trends in the Hg content of MSW in Japan and activated carbon (AC) injection as a control technology of Hg emission from an MSWI are discussed.The effect of AC injection on Hg removal from flue gas in an MSWI was investigated by pilot-scale experiments using a bag filter (BF). The injection of AC increases the Hg reduction ratio by 20–30% compared with cases without AC injection. The Hg reduction ratio increases as the flue gastemperature decreases. The Hg reduction ratio is closely related to the inlet Hg concentration and was expressed with a Langmuir-type adsorption isotherm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	931-940
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association
Volume	52
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10473289.2002.10470831
Publication status	Published - Aug 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution
Atmospheric Science
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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