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The Removal of NOx by Mediated Electrochemical Oxidation Using Ag(II) As a Mediator

Ag(II)를 매개체로 사용하는 전기화학적 매개산화에 의한 NOx 제거

  • Received : 2011.04.12
  • Accepted : 2011.06.28
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

The effects of the applied current density, the $AgNO_3$ concentration, the scrubbing liquid flow rate and the NO-air mixed gas flow rate on the NO removal efficiency were investigated by using $Ag^{2+}$ mediated electrochemical oxidation (MEO). Results showed that the NO removal efficiency increased with increasing the applied current density. The effect of the $AgNO_3$ concentration on the NO removal efficiency was negligibly small in the concentration of $AgNO_3$ above 0.1 M. When the scrubbing liquid flow rate increased, the NO removal efficiency was gradually increased. On the other hands, the NO removal efficiency decreased with increasing the NO-air mixed gas flow rate. As a result of the treatment of NO-air mixed gas by using the MEO process with the optimum operating condition and the chemical absorption process using 3 M $HNO_3$ solution as a scrubbing liquid, the removal efficiency of NO and $NO_x$ was achieved as 95% and 63%, respectively.

전기화학적으로 생성되는 $Ag^{2+}$를 사용하는 MEO 공정에 의한 NO 제거에 전류밀도, $AgNO_3$ 농도, 세정 용액의 유속 및 NO-공기 혼합가스 유속이 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 전류밀도가 증가할수록 NO의 산화 반응 속도 및 제거 효율이 증가하였으며, 0.1 M 이상의 $AgNO_3$ 농도 조건에서 ㅍ 농도가 NO의 제거 효율에 미치는 영향은 무시할 만 하였다. 세정용액의 유속이 증가할수록 NO의 제거효율은 점진적으로 증가한 반면에 NO-공기 혼합가스의 유속이 증가할수록 NO의 제거효율은 점진적으로 감소하였다. 실험 범위 내에서 도출한 최적조건을 적용한 MEO 공정 및 3 M 질산 흡수 공정을 복합적으로 적용하여 NO-공기 혼합가스를 처리하였으며, NO 및 $NO_x$의 제거 효율은 각각 95% 및 63%를 얻었다.

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