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An Experimental Study on SO 2 Emission and Ash Deposition Characteristics of High Alkali Red Mud under Large Proportional Co-Combustion Conditions in Fluidized Bed

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  • Xiaoliang Yu

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China)

  • Jin Yan

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China
    Key Laboratory of Low-Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems of Ministry of Education of PRC, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China)

  • Rongyue Sun

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China
    Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China)

  • Lin Mei

    (Chongqing Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute, Chongqing 401121, China
    Key Laboratory of Electromechanical Equipment Security in Western Complex Environment for State Market Regulation, Chongqing 401121, China)

  • Yanmin Li

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China)

  • Shuyuan Wang

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China)

  • Fan Wang

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China)

  • Yicheng Gu

    (School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, China)

Abstract

As an industrial solid waste, the discharge of a large amount of red mud (RM) causes serious environmental problems; thus, a large proportion of RM co-combustion has been proposed to solve the consumption problem. In this paper, an experiment with various proportions of RM co-combustion was conducted on a 0.2 t/h circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler. Desulfurization performance, combustion characteristics, and ash deposition characteristics were analyzed, especially under the large proportional co-combustion conditions. As the study results showed, the desulfurization efficiency was positively correlated with the RM co-combustion proportion. When the RM co-combustion proportion reached 50%, the desulfurization efficiency was over 94%. After a period of cyclic combustion, the highest desulfurization efficiency exceeded 99.5%. The smaller size of RM was beneficial to improve the combustion efficiency and the combustion stability. However, a large area of sintering formed on the top of the heating surface in the furnace, which was lighter than the sintering of high alkali fuels such as Zhundong coal. Meanwhile, the content of sulfates, such as Na 2 SO 4 and CaSO 4, in the ash increased, which clearly proves that RM has the desulfurization effect. Therefore, a large proportion of co-combustion could meet the requirements of in-situ desulfurization and realize the resource utilization of RM.

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  • Xiaoliang Yu & Jin Yan & Rongyue Sun & Lin Mei & Yanmin Li & Shuyuan Wang & Fan Wang & Yicheng Gu, 2023. "An Experimental Study on SO 2 Emission and Ash Deposition Characteristics of High Alkali Red Mud under Large Proportional Co-Combustion Conditions in Fluidized Bed," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-17, March.
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