Disclosed is a desulfurization and
denitrification process utilizing
microwave to intermittently irradiate
activated carbon. Two or more adsorption beds filled with
activated carbon particles are used for adsorbing or implementing
microwave irradiation to
flue gas of boilers alternatively.
Flue gas is delivered into one of the adsorption beds by an induced draft fan, then the adsorption
bed begins to run, and
sulfur and nitric oxides in the
flue gas are adsorbed by the
activated carbon. After the activated carbon in the adsorption
bed in running is saturated, the adsorption
bed is in a regenerating state so as to be reused. The
flue gas is delivered into the other adsorption bed beginning to run so as to be adsorbed, activated carbon particles of the regenerating adsorption bed are irradiated by
microwave,
sulfur and nitric oxides adsorbed on the surface of the activated carbon are quickly reduced and decomposed into elemental
sulfur and
nitrogen gas under high temperature, and the different adsorption beds are switched between the running state and the regenerating stage alternatively.
Metal oxide is used as a reduction reaction catalyst so as to reduce reduction and
decomposition temperature and loss of carbon. By the desulfurization and
denitrification process,
energy consumption of
microwave irradiation can be reduced greatly, loss of carbon can be decreased, and in-situ regeneration of activated carbon is realized. In addition, the desulfurization and
denitrification process has the advantages of fine desulfurization and denitrification effect, short time for regeneration of activated carbon, low cost for desulfurization and denitrification, high
recovery rate, easiness in industrialized implementing and the like.