摘要：In this study, activated carbon, cation exchange resin and zinc powder were selected to adsorb volatile mercury. The specific surface area of cation exchange resin was smaller than that of activated carbon and zinc powder. Among the three adsorbents, activated carbon demonstrated the best adsorption effect on mercury, followed by cation exchange resin, and then zinc powder which exhibited a poor adsorption effect. The best adsorption effect was observed when the weight of adsorbents was 4 g. Since the weight of adsorbents as well as the distance between adsorbent and mercury source had little influence on the effect of adsorbents in capturing the volatile mercury, the best adsorbent was found to be activated carbon.
