Calcined
Mg–Fe hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTLs), hydrotalcite-like
oxides (HTOs), have shown potential performance for removing hydrochloric
acid (HCl) from flue gas at medium-high temperatures. The adsorption
of HCl on Mg–Fe HTOs was studied from 350 to 650 °C. The
average removal efficiency of HCl on Mg–Fe HTOs is affected
primarily by temperature-dependent structural changes. Structural
changes in pristine and calcined HTL samples were characterized using
various analytical techniques. The pyrolysis kinetics of Mg–Fe
HTLs were also studied using Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose
and Flynn–Wall–Ozawa methods at temperatures ranging
from room temperature to 700 °C. The layered structure of HTLs
was maintained at 255 °C, where the activation energy of decomposition
was approximately 35–38 kJ·mol–1. At
350 °C, the removal efficiency of HCl adsorption on the HTOs
was as high as 92.4%. Upon heating to 495 °C, the activation
energy was 65–70 kJ·mol–1, and the HTL
structure was destroyed by the decomposition of carbonate and hydroxyl
functional groups, resulting in a slight decrease in HCl adsorption
capacity but still exceeding 90%.