Study of ash deposition during coal combustion under oxyfuel conditions

Oxyfuel Coal Combustion Power Plant System Optimization

Oxyfuel-firing of a steam boiler is a low risk high-efficiency technique for CO2 capture in a power plant. Oxyfuel-firing can be readily adapted to a new power plant or to retrofit applications. Development and design of pulverized coal and circulating fluidized bed oxyfuel boilers and balance of plant equipment have been conducted to identify the required specific features, which will maximize...

Overview of Coal Ash Deposition in Boilers

The management of coal ash in utility boilers continues to be one of the most important fuel property considerations in the design and operation of commercial boilers. The behavior of mineral matter in coal can significantly influence furnace sizing, heat transfer surface placement, and convection pass tube spacing. Ironically, many of the more reactive, low rank U. S. coals must have larger fu...

A comparison of Hg re-emission in WFGD systems under air and oxyfuel combustion conditions

Extraction of Aluminum from Combustion Ash of Coal Spoil

The rapid development of the global aluminum industry has led to a considerably increasing consumption of bauxite, from which alumina is mostly produced. Many aluminum producing countries including China have to import bauxite to keep the growth of native industry due to the low quality of bauxite. The costs of alumina production as well as the other aluminum-related products are correspondingl...

Release of mercury vapor from coal combustion ash.

The long-term stability of Hg in coal combustion by-products (CCBs) was evaluated at ambient and near-ambient temperatures. Six CCB samples with atypically high levels of total Hg were selected for study assuming a greater potential for release of measurable amounts of Hg vapor. The samples selected included two fly ash samples from U.S. eastern bituminous coal, two fly ash samples from South A...