A novel combined system using NaSO/urea to simultaneously remove SO and NO in marine diesel engine exhaust.

The novel combined system using NaSO/urea was used to simultaneously absorb nitric oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions from marine diesel engines as well as inhibit the formation of nitrate in cleaning wastewater to meet the increasingly stringent requirements of regulations. The influences of reaction temperature, NaSO concentration, urea concentration, SO concentration, NO concentration and pH value on SO removal efficiency, NO removal efficiency and nitrate concentration were investigated. The experimental results showed that different reaction temperatures had different influences on SO removal efficiency, NO removal efficiency and nitrate concentration. An increase in NaSO could improve the absorption of NO. The addition of urea could effectively improve the removal efficiency of NO and reduce the nitrate concentration. The removal efficiencies of 1000 ppm NO and 1000 ppm SO achieved 100 % with 0.2 mol/L NaSO and 2 mol/L urea at 70℃, and the nitrate content was 8.56 mg/L which was far lower than the regulatory requirement of 60 mg/L. The acidic condition (pH ≤ 5.5) not only facilitated the absorption of NO but also reduced the generation of nitrate. According to the experimental results, the novel combined system was promising to be applied to the control technology of marine diesel engine exhaust.