Abstract

Arsenic-bearing gypsum (ABG) is a hazardous by-product of wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) and must be strictly controlled. This study investigated the migration of arsenic species during wet FGD and proposed strategies to reduce the toxicity of FGD gypsum in operation. During gypsum crystallization, the adsorption and substitution characteristics of As(III) and As(V) exhibit significant differences. The amount of As(III) captured by CaSO4·2H2O is greater than that of As(V). The As(III) adsorbed on the growth surface of CaSO4·2H2O can be incorporated into the gypsum by substituting for SO42−, while As(V) tends to remain adsorbed on the surface. Moreover, the arsenic adsorption capacity of the incompletely oxidized product CaSO3·0.5H2O was almost three times that of CaSO4·2H2O, especially for As(III). Based on the differences in the migration characteristics of As(III) and As(V), a strategy was proposed to reduce the arsenic content and biotoxicity in gypsum during operation by enhancing the oxidation of sulfite and highly toxic arsenite, thus ensuring the safe utilization of FGD gypsum.

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