Tribology in coal-fired power plants

Mercury concentrations in wetlands associated with coal-fired power plants.

There have been contradictory reports of the relative proportion of mercury from coal-fired power plants that deposits locally. Our objective was to determine any local effect of coal-fired power plants on total mercury concentrations in wetland sediment and tadpole samples. Four power plants and 45 wetlands were selected for study. Total mercury concentrations were determined in 75 sediment sa...

Performance Analysis of Coal fired Power Plants in India

With over 150GW of installed capacity and around 723.8 BUs of electricity generation during 2008-09, India remains the 5 largest consumer of electricity in the world. Coal fired power plants account for more than half of the installed capacity and caters to more than 65% of the power demand. Against the prevalent practice of ratio analysis being used for the performance estimation, the study us...

Technologies for Reducing Emissions in Coal-Fired Power Plants

ly coal combustion, are major contributors to air pollution. Concentrations of suspended particles and sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the air of many cities in developing countries exceed World Health Organization standards1. The effects of this pollution on human health can be devastating and in the most seriously affected countries the economic costs are estimated to be a significant percentage of G...

Reduction of mercury emissions from coal fired power plants

Increasing the Efficiency of Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal has long been the major fossil fuel used to produce electricity. However, coal-fired electric power plants are one of the largest sources of air pollution in the United States, with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from burning of fossil fuels believed to be the major contributor to global climate change. Regulations under development at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would impose...