Experimental evaluation of lime spray drying for SO ₂ absorption

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Abstract

This paper presents the findings of an experimental investigation on the performance of a laboratory-scale spray dryer involving flue gas desulfurization. Using commercial hydrated lime as a sorbent, a systematic set of experiments were performed to evaluate SO₂ absorption capacity of the spray dryer. The experimentation involved accurate measurement of the spray drying characteristics, such as temperature and SO₂ concentration along the spray chamber, by varying the input and output variables. Tests were done to investigate the effects of spray characteristics, i.e., inlet gas phase temperature (120–180 ℃) and calcium-to-sulfur ratio (1–2.5), on SO₂ removal efficiency. The performance of the spray dryer was further evaluated based on the degree of conversion of calcium (sorbent utilization) after SO₂ absorption. Results indicated an increase in SO₂ removal efficiency by increasing the stoichiometric ratio and decreasing the temperature. Absorption efficiency of SO₂ beyond 90% was achieved at a stoichiometric ratio of 2.5. A high degree of conversion of calcium was realized at low stoichiometric ratios, with a maximum utilization of 94% obtained at a stoichiometric ratio of 1.5. The analysis of the final desulfurization product revealed the presence of sulfite with better conversion achieved at a stoichiometric molar ratio of 1.5. A significant amount of unreacted sorbent (63.43%) was observed at a stoichiometric ratio of 2, while samples collected at a stoichiometric ratio of 1.5 had the lowest concentration of unreacted Ca[OH]₂ (41.23%).

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spray drying absorption / hydrated lime / desulfurization / SO2 in air / sorbent conversion

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