Process for the enhanced capture of heavy metal emissions

A process for enhancing complexation in a combustion system, comprising the steps of:

• introducing a sorbent particle into a combustion system;
• exposing said sorbent particle to a metallic species or an oxidized form of said metallic species, said sorbent particle being entrained during said exposing step;
• and
• irradiating said sorbent particle and said metallic species or said oxidized form of said metallic species with ultraviolet radiation thereby enhancing complexation of said sorbent particle and said metallic species or said oxidized form of said metallic species.

A process for enhancing complexation in a combustion system, comprising the steps of:

• oxidizing at least a portion of a sorbent precursor thereby forming a sorbent particle;
• exposing said sorbent precursor or said sorbent particle to a metallic species or an oxidized form of said metallic species, said sorbent precursor or said sorbent particle being entrained during said exposing step;
• and
• irradiating said sorbent precursor or said sorbent particle, and said metallic species or said oxidized form of said metallic species, with ultraviolet radiation thereby enhancing complexation of said sorbent precursor or said sorbent particle and said metallic species or said oxidized form of said metallic species.

A process for enhancing complexation in a combustion system, comprising the steps of:

• introducing a sorbent precursor into a combustion system;
• oxidizing at least a portion of said sorbent precursor thereby forming a sorbent particle;
• exposing said sorbent precursor or said sorbent particle to a metallic species or an oxidized form of said metallic species, said sorbent precursor or said sorbent particle being entrained during said exposing step;
• and
• irradiating said sorbent precursor or said sorbent particle, and said metallic species or said oxidized form of said metallic species, with ultraviolet radiation thereby enhancing complexation of said sorbent precursor or said sorbent particle and said metallic species or said oxidized form of said metallic species.