Simultaneous removal of gaseous CO and elemental mercury over Cu-Co modified activated coke at low temperature.

Cu-Co multiple-oxides modified on HNO-pretreated activated coke (AC) were optimized for the simultaneous removal of gaseous CO and elemental mercury (Hg) at low temperature (< 200 °C). It was found that 2%CuOx-10%CoOx/AC catalyst calcined at 400°C resulted in the coexistence of complex oxides including CuO, CuO, CoO, CoO and CoO phases, which might be good for the simultaneous catalytic oxidation of CO by Co-species and removal of Hg by Cu-species, benefiting from the synergistic catalysis during the electro-interaction between Co and Cu cations (CoO ⇌ CoO and CuO ⇌ CuO). The catalysis removal of CO oxidation was obviously depended on the reaction temperature obtaining 94.7% at 200 °C, while no obvious promoting effect on the Hg removal (68.3%-78.7%). These materials were very substitute for the removal of CO and Hg° from the flue gas with the conditions of 8-20 vol.% O and flue-gas temperature below 200 °C. The removal of Hg° followed the combination processes of adsorption and catalytic oxidation reaction via Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism, while the catalysis of CO abided by the Mars-van Krevelen mechanism with lattice oxygen species.