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Development of copper-on-alumina catalytic materials for the cleanup of flue gas and the disposal of diluted ammonium sulfate solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

G. Centi
Affiliation:
Dip. Chimica Ind. e dei Materiali, V. le Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
B.K. Hodnett
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
P. Jaeger
Affiliation:
Rhone-Poulenc, Centre de Recherches d'Aubervilliers, 52 Rue de la Haie Coq, 93308 Aubervilliers Cedex, France
C. Macken
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
M. Marella
Affiliation:
Enirisorse, Centro Ricerche Venezia, via delle Industrie 39, Porto Marghera (VE), Italy
M. Tomaselli
Affiliation:
Enirisorse, Centro Ricerche Venezia, via delle Industrie 39, Porto Marghera (VE), Italy
G. Paparatto
Affiliation:
Enichem, C.R. Bollate, Via S. Pietro 50, 20021 Bollate (MI), Italy
S. Perathoner
Affiliation:
Dip. Chimica Ind. e dei Materiali, V. le Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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Abstract

Some aspects of the industrial development of copper-on-alumina catalytic materials for the combined removal of SO2 (DeSOx and NOx (DeNOx) from flue gas of power plants are discussed. Applications of these catalytic materials for the recovery of sulfuric acid from diluted aqueous solutions of ammonium sulfate are also outlined. In particular, the following specific topics are analyzed: (i) the relationship between textural and reactivity properties. (ii) the problem of the design of samples with improved DeSOx properties in relation to the stability of the samples over extended operations, and (iii) the optimization of the regeneration characteristics of the samples. Details on the flow sheet of the technology are also given.

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Environmentally Benign Materials and Processes
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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