Introduction During combustion, the mercury (Hg) in coal is volatilized and converted to elemental mercury (Hg) vapor in the high temperature regions of coal-fired boilers. As the flue gas is cooled, a series of complex reactions begin to convert Hg to ionic mercury (Hg) compounds and/or Hg compounds (Hgp) that are in a solid-phase at flue gas cleaning temperatures or Hg that is adsorbed onto t...

Burley tobacco is a genotype of chloroplast-deficient mutant with accumulates high levels of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) which would induce malignant tumors in animals. Nitrate is a principle precursor of tobacco-specific nitrosamines. Nitrate content in burley tobacco was significantly higher than that in flue-cured tobacco. The present study investigated differences between the two ...

Flue gas regulations have been enacted into law in order to prevent air pollution in countries such as Japan, Europe and China. With a conventional-type continuous flue gas measuring system consisting of a sampling-type gas analyzer that samples flue gas and performs pre-processing, the realization of long-term stable measurements has encountered such problems as requiring the removal of blocka...

The design of industrial and municipal incinerators is based on combustion and heat considerationsl The procedures are given for calculating the quantities of air, flue gas, water and heat, as well as the gas temper­ atures. To assist the reader, a municipal incinerator is used as an example. The relation between refuse analysis and flue gas analysis is explained. Sections on dry and wet dust c...

A new concept for non-catalytic NO removal from combustion flue gas is being developed at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER). Flue gas cleanup would be achieved through the use of activated carbons for the selective capture of NOx at stack temperatures between 70-120°C followed by desorption of a concentrated stream of NO, at elevated temperatures, near 140-150...

Low halogen content in tested Powder River Basin (PRB) coals and low loss of ignition content (LOI) in PRB-derived fly ash were likely responsible for higher elemental mercury content (averaging about 75%) in the flue gas and also lower mercury capture efficiency by electrostatic precipitator (ESP) and wet-FGD. To develop a cost-effective approach to mercury capture in a full-scale coal-fired u...

The feasibility of recycling carbon dioxide into concretes through their curing processes was investigated. The CO2 uptake capacities of four commonly used concrete building products: masonry block, paving stone, cement board and fiberboard, were evaluated. It was found that, based on the cement content used in the product, the uptake capacities of the four products ranged from 9.8% to 18.9% wh...

Two ISO standard methods for in-stack sampling and measurement of PM2.5 and PM10 mass concentrations in flue gas from stationary sources were published in 2009 (ISO 23210, conventional cascade impactors) and 2012 (ISO 13271, virtual impactors). The performances of these two methods in terms of PM2.5 separation efficiency and the accuracy of measured mass concentration were compared at the same ...

Mercury displays a different reactivity and behaviour depending on its speciation. Determination of the mercury species present in combustion flue gases is important for proposing effective control technologies. The Ontario Hydro (OH) method is accepted as the only wet-chemical method suitable for measuring total and speciated mercury in flue gases. However, the continuous development of combus...