The discovery of effective methods toward nitric oxide (NO) removal by solution is valuable for the cost-effective flue gas control. In this study, it is first reported that nitrous oxide (N2O) is obviously suppressed by using copper oxide (CuO) combined with (NH4)2SO3 (NS) solution. CuO has been characterized, and the effects of reactants concentration, additives, temperature, pH and powder size on NO absorption process have been evaluated. The selectivity of N2O can drop from 91.30% to 11.25% under the optimum experimental conditions. Furthermore, based on the method of single-factor analysis, the inhibition of N2O is identified as the coeffect of NS/CuO. In addition, the pathways of NO removal are divided into two parts—N2O formation and NO absorption—and its ratio is calculated in the range of 0.29–0.53. Because of the continuous supply of NS from ammonia desulfurization, this study opens the feasibility of simultaneous desulfurization and denitrification.
Electrochemical reduction of NO to NH 3 (NORR) is an attractive approach to mildly realize NO removal and valuable NH 3 production. The electrolyte, as function as the NO absorbent, is crucial to apply electrochemical technology in practical de-NO engineering. In this paper, the ferrous chelate acted as the electrolyte for effective NO absorption in NORR based on the Brown-ring reaction. The rGO and Au/rGO catalysts served as cathodes to realize ferrous regeneration for continuous NO reduction. The results revealed that ferric chelate could be fully reduced at lower onset potential on rGO electrode. The Au/rGO catalyst exhibited excellent average yield and selectivity for NH 3 at − 0.1 V and pH = 6.32, (14.6 μmol* h −1 * cm −2 and 65.2%, respectively). The Faradaic Efficiency of NH 3 could reach 98.3% at pH = 1.0. This work provides a valuable reference for effective NO adsorption and sustainable NO-to-NH 3 conversion.