Experimental study of the removal NO x and SO2 from flue gas using the O3/H2O2, and O3/UV processes

Abstract

ABSTRACT The study investigates the effect of different parameters for the removal of SO2 and NO x through a wet process concurrently. Two separate processes have been compared for the removal of flue gases, that is, Ozone/UV and H2O2/UV. The research aims to develop a comparative study for the removal of SO2 and NO x simultaneously using Ozone/H2O2 and UV light and find the energy consumption (also known as E EO) for each process. Combining UV with O3 and H2O2 play a crucial role in generating hydroxyl radicals. Different combinations of Ozone/H2O2, flue gas, and UV intensity were studied at different pH and temperatures of the solution to achieve maximum removal of the flue gases. For, the ozonation process it was observed that the removal% of flue gases increases with increasing UV intensity, and at higher UV intensity (250 W), the removal% for NO x is 92% and SO2 is 95% simultaneously at optimum temperature 308 K. For H2O2/UV process (250 W UV intensity), removal% for NO x is 95% and SO2 is 100% at 313 K, 0.3 LPM flow rate of flue gases. The E EO values obtained for both processes were less than 1 for 95% NO x /SO2 removal efficiency.