The chemical looping co-gasification of nitrogen-containing algal biomass and coal could effectively realize the high-value utilization of gasification products, but the mechanism of conversion of nitrogen-containing pollutants is not clear. In this work, the effects of the different ratios of microalgae on the co-gasification process were first explored, and the results showed that the 40 % coal + 60 % microalgae blending had the best synergistic effect, with a comprehensive synergistic index (CSI) of 1.35 as the maximum value. The effects of temperature, the ratio of OCs to feed (O/C) and steam flow rate on the evolution of nitrogen-containing species in the co-gasification products were explored based on the optimal mixing ratio, and the results showed that elevating the reaction temperature promotes the generation of nitrogen oxide precursors, and an appropriate amount of steam could inhibit the generation of NOx. The nitrogen in coke mainly came from the Maillard reaction between carbonyl (-CO) compounds and amino (-NH) compounds and its main forms are pyridine nitrogen (N-5) and pyrrole nitrogen (N-6). Based on the nitrogen accumulation forms in the products of each phase, the mechanism of nitrogen transport and conversion in the chemical looping co-gasification of coal and microalgae (CM-CLCG) process was proposed. This study provides a reference for the synergistic utilization of coal and biomass and the control process of nitrogen-containing pollutants.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137237 | DOI Listing |
J Hazard Mater
January 2025
Nanjing Yuqing Environmental Technology Co., Ltd, Nanjing 211500, China.
The chemical looping co-gasification of nitrogen-containing algal biomass and coal could effectively realize the high-value utilization of gasification products, but the mechanism of conversion of nitrogen-containing pollutants is not clear. In this work, the effects of the different ratios of microalgae on the co-gasification process were first explored, and the results showed that the 40 % coal + 60 % microalgae blending had the best synergistic effect, with a comprehensive synergistic index (CSI) of 1.35 as the maximum value.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Phys Chem A
January 2025
State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
NO is a significant primary atmospheric pollutant that plays a key role in atmospheric chemistry. It serves as a crucial precursor to photochemical smog, acid rain, and secondary particulate matter and is instrumental in determining the atmospheric oxidation capacity. In this review, we focus on the heterogeneous chemistry of NO, which has been demonstrated to significantly influence the sources and sinks of various nitrogen-containing species through field measurements and model simulations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnviron Sci Technol
January 2025
Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Prevention Control and Resource Reuse, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China.
The traditional treatment of toxic and refractory copper(II)-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid chelate (Cu(II)-EDTA) in electroless effluents often generates hazardous waste and secondary nitrogen-containing pollutants without maximizing the resource recovery. This study demonstrates a facile strategy to simultaneously recover Cu and EDTA ligands from Cu(II)-EDTA electroless effluent with commercially available metallic Cu and formaldehyde. In this strategy, metallic Cu is used to activate formaldehyde, a prevalent yet often overlooked cocontaminant in Cu(II)-EDTA effluents, to produce highly reductive hydrogen radical (H), which in situ decomplex Cu(II)-EDTA, reduces the central Cu(II) into metallic Cu, and release EDTA ligand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnviron Res
January 2025
Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High-Quality Recycling of End-of-Life New Energy Devices, Guangzhou, 510640, China. Electronic address:
Hydrogen sulfide (HS) is a major air pollutant posing a serious threat to both the environment and public health. In this study, a novel nitrogen-rich biocarbon that effectively removes HS was produced from a mixture of sewage sludge and pine sawdust using melamine as nitrogen source. Compared with pristine biocarbons, nitrogen (N)-doped biocarbons possessed an adjustable porosity, e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWater Res
December 2024
MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Engineering Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China. Electronic address:
In aqueous environments, microplastics (MPs) undergo photoaging, releasing dissolved organic matter (DOM). Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) formation from natural organic matter (NOM) phototransformation has been reported. However, the impact of NOM on the photoaging of MPs (especially nitrogen-containing MPs) and subsequent nitrogenous DBPs (N-DBPs) formation remains unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!