Dynamic transformations of metals in the burning solid matter during combustion of heavy metal-contaminated biomass

dc.contributor.authorZha, Jianrui
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Yaji
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Zhicheng
dc.contributor.authorYu, Mengzhu
dc.contributor.authorClough, Peter T.
dc.contributor.authorYan, Yongliang
dc.contributor.authorDong, Lu
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Haoqiang
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-14T13:42:08Z
dc.date.available2021-06-14T13:42:08Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-10
dc.description.abstractCombustion as an efficient and reliable method is widely used for metal-enriched biomass to achieve energy and metal recoveries, but there are emission risks of heavy metals in the flue gas and bottom ash that can give rise to secondary pollutions. To optimize such combustion processes, this work investigated the combustion characteristics of a kind of hyperaccumulator biomass and focused on the intermediate states and dynamic transformations of metals for the first time. A pseudo-in situ sampling method was used to collect the burning solid residues at different time intervals before further analysis. The conversions between elemental forms were revealed, and their conversion rates were also calculated. It was found that the transformation of metals was determined by their elemental natures, species distributions, and combustion progress where there was not a consecutive process but separated by several stages, which were related to (1) the release of volatile matters, (2) the formation and consumption of the char, and (3) the fixation by silicates. Based on the information of dynamic metal characteristics, a new strategy was proposed to optimize metal distribution by adjusting the combustion time of operations. The methodology introduced in this work will also help emission control and metal recovery for other metal-rich fuels.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationZha J, Huang Y, Zhu Z, et al., (2021) Dynamic transformations of metals in the burning solid matter during combustion of heavy metal-contaminated biomass. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Volume 9, Issue 20, May 2021, pp. 7063-7073en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2168-0485
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c01048
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16762
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjecthyperaccumulator biomassen_UK
dc.subjectcombustionen_UK
dc.subjectheavy metalen_UK
dc.subjectspecies transformationen_UK
dc.subjectdynamic behavioren_UK
dc.titleDynamic transformations of metals in the burning solid matter during combustion of heavy metal-contaminated biomassen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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