PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR ELIMINATING ELEMENTAL MERCURY FROM FLUE GAS USING DEACON REACTION CATALYSTS AT LOW TEMPERATURES

摘要

Processes for decreasing elemental mercury in flue gas stream are provided. The processes include receiving the flue gas stream containing elemental mercury in an oxidation zone and maintaining the oxidation zone at a temperature of less than 200C. In the oxidation zone, the flue gas stream is contacted with a Deacon reaction catalyst. As a result, the elemental mercury is oxidized to create oxidized mercury in an oxidized flue gas. The oxidized mercury is then removed from the oxidized flue gas.