Experimental study on elemental mercury removal by diperiodatonickelate (IV) solution.

A novel method has been developed to remove elemental mercury from simulated flue gas by a diperiodatonickelate (IV) solution. The influencing factors, such as diperiodatonickelate (IV) concentration, reaction temperature, solution pH, the initial Hg(0) concentration, SO₂ concentration and NO concentration were investigated at a bubbling reactor. In the presence of SO₂ and NO, removal efficiency of 86.2% for elemental mercury was obtained. Meanwhile, 56.2% of NO and 98% of SO₂ were simultaneously removed, under the optimal experimental conditions, in which diperiodatonickelate (IV) concentration was 6 × 10(-3)mol/L, reaction temperature was 50°C, the initial Hg(0) concentration was 20 μg/m(3) and pH was 8.5. Moreover, based on the research results of the hydrolyzing products of IO(4-), and the analysis of the removal products of Hg(0), the reaction mechanism of Hg(0) removal was proposed.