Promotion of conversion activity of flue gas desulfurization gypsum into α-hemihydrate gypsum by calcination-hydration treatment

Abstract

The massive accumulation of flue gas desulfurization (FGD) gypsum produced in the wet limestone-gypsum flue gas desulfurization process not only encroaches on lands but also causes serious environmental pollution. The preparation of α-hemihydrate gypsum (α-HH) is an important way to achieve high-value utilization of FGD gypsum. Although the glycerol-water solution approach can be used to produce α-HH from FGD gypsum under mild conditions, the transition is kinetically unfavorable in the mixed solution. Here, an easy pretreatment was used to activate FGD gypsum by calcination and hydration to readily complete the transition. The pretreatment deteriorated the crystallinity of FGD gypsum and caused it to form small irregular flaky crystals, which dramatically increased the specific surface area. Additionally, most of the organics adsorbed onto FGD gypsum surfaces were removed after pretreatment. The poor crystallinity, increased specific surface area, and elimination of organics adsorbed onto crystal surfaces effectively improved the conversion activity of FGD gypsum, thereby promoting dihydrate gypsum (DH) dissolution and α-HH nucleation. Overall, the phase transition of FGD gypsum to α-HH is facilitated.

Keywords

flue gas desulfurization gypsum / α-hemihydrate gypsum / calcination-hydration treatment / dissolution / surface characteristics

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