Primary Research of a New Zero-Liquid-Discharge Technology of Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater by Low-Rank Heat from Flue Gas
Wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) wastewater treatment is a key problem in coal-fired plants. Traditional chemical precipitation methods cannot reach zero-liquid discharge (ZLD). In this paper, a new technology using the low-rank heat from flue gas to concentrate the wastewater for ZLD is proposed...
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| description | Wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) wastewater treatment is a key problem in coal-fired plants. Traditional chemical precipitation methods cannot reach zero-liquid discharge (ZLD). In this paper, a new technology using the low-rank heat from flue gas to concentrate the wastewater for ZLD is proposed. A scrubber was built to verify the concentrating process, and the characteristics of the concentrated water were analyzed. The concentrated water was neutralized by adding Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub> to raise the pH value. The wastewater can be concentrated 10~25 times to reduce the flow rate. The characteristics of the concentrated wastewater were studied by dosing lime. Then, liquid and solids were separated by filter pressing, the liquid was mainly composed of CaCl<sub>2</sub>, which accounts for 73.6%. The sludge is composed of CaSO<sub>4</sub> and Mg(OH)<sub>2</sub>, depending on the lime consumption of the dosing process. Finally, the filter liquor after the filter press was mixed with ash to reach zero liquid discharge, and the sludge could be burnt after mixing with the coal or disposed by third-part vendor. This technology is demonstrated in one 600 MW unit and shows a high system reliability. The clean water is recycled by the WFGD wastewater during the evaporation. Binding on the environmental policies and large market demand of the WFGD wastewater, this technology shows a great application prospect in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45a1748da52d418d81752a63bafa3a4a2023-11-22T03:42:41ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-07-011414425910.3390/en14144259Primary Research of a New Zero-Liquid-Discharge Technology of Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater by Low-Rank Heat from Flue GasXuan Yao0Man Zhang1Boyu Deng2Xinhua Yang3Hairui Yang4State Key Laboratory of Power Systems, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Power Systems, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Power Systems, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Power Systems, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Power Systems, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaWet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) wastewater treatment is a key problem in coal-fired plants. Traditional chemical precipitation methods cannot reach zero-liquid discharge (ZLD). In this paper, a new technology using the low-rank heat from flue gas to concentrate the wastewater for ZLD is proposed. A scrubber was built to verify the concentrating process, and the characteristics of the concentrated water were analyzed. The concentrated water was neutralized by adding Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub> to raise the pH value. The wastewater can be concentrated 10~25 times to reduce the flow rate. The characteristics of the concentrated wastewater were studied by dosing lime. Then, liquid and solids were separated by filter pressing, the liquid was mainly composed of CaCl<sub>2</sub>, which accounts for 73.6%. The sludge is composed of CaSO<sub>4</sub> and Mg(OH)<sub>2</sub>, depending on the lime consumption of the dosing process. Finally, the filter liquor after the filter press was mixed with ash to reach zero liquid discharge, and the sludge could be burnt after mixing with the coal or disposed by third-part vendor. This technology is demonstrated in one 600 MW unit and shows a high system reliability. The clean water is recycled by the WFGD wastewater during the evaporation. Binding on the environmental policies and large market demand of the WFGD wastewater, this technology shows a great application prospect in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4259WFGDwastewaterzero liquid discharge (ZLD)flue gas waste heatconcentrate |
| spellingShingle | Xuan Yao Man Zhang Boyu Deng Xinhua Yang Hairui Yang Primary Research of a New Zero-Liquid-Discharge Technology of Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater by Low-Rank Heat from Flue Gas Energies WFGD wastewater zero liquid discharge (ZLD) flue gas waste heat concentrate |
| title | Primary Research of a New Zero-Liquid-Discharge Technology of Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater by Low-Rank Heat from Flue Gas |
| title_full | Primary Research of a New Zero-Liquid-Discharge Technology of Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater by Low-Rank Heat from Flue Gas |
| title_fullStr | Primary Research of a New Zero-Liquid-Discharge Technology of Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater by Low-Rank Heat from Flue Gas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Research of a New Zero-Liquid-Discharge Technology of Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater by Low-Rank Heat from Flue Gas |
| title_short | Primary Research of a New Zero-Liquid-Discharge Technology of Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater by Low-Rank Heat from Flue Gas |
| title_sort | primary research of a new zero liquid discharge technology of wet flue gas desulfurization wastewater by low rank heat from flue gas |
| topic | WFGD wastewater zero liquid discharge (ZLD) flue gas waste heat concentrate |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/14/4259 |
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