Absorption of NOx in packed column (II)

An absorption efficiency of packed column removing nitrogen oxides with water and NaOH solution under atmospheric pressure was studied. The efficiency and the acidity produced by absorption of NO, were measured in a packed column. The model developed that was based on the mass-transfer information for packed column and absorption mechanism accompanying the chemical reaction was compared with experimental results. Predictions using the model presented by the previous paper (part 1) was shown well to agree with from the experimental results (part II). The efficiency of NOx, absorption is largely dependent on the height of packing material and the partial pressure of NOx in the feed gas. The efficiency of NOx absorption decreases with the increase of the acidity produced by recycling of water as a scrubber liquid. For the recycle mode with an aqueous NaOH solution as a scrubber liquid, NOx absorption efficiency is shown to be constant until all of the COH- in the scrubber liquid are converted into CH+.