Since oxy-combustion is a relatively new technology, many problems associated with the behavior of coal in this novel combustion process still need to be solved. In particular, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the behavior of toxic trace elements, and there is a need to determine whether trace element distribution among the by-products and emissions to the environment, is comparable with ...

Reducing C02 emissions for addressing climate change concerns is becoming increasingly important as the C02 concentration in the atmosphere has increased rapidly since the industrial revolution. Many mitigation methods, including C02 sequestration and novel C02 utilization, are currently-under investigation. Most of these processes require C02 in a concentrated form. However the C02 from large ...

The pilot-scale NOx and SOx simultaneous removal from boiler emission was performed using radical injection and chemical hybrid process. The radical injection is often called as indirect plasma (or remote plasma) and air radicals are produced at room temperature with less than 1/10 of the flue gas flow rate. The flue gas from the boiler was in the range of 450~1,470 Nm/hr, the gas temperature o...

Emissions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from the stack flue gases, fly ashes and bottom ashes of various stationary sources were investigated. The mean total PCDD/F I-TEQ concentration of flue gas ranged from 0.00681 to 0.703 ng I-TEQ/Nm. However, the emission factor of PCDD/F from various incinerators was 0.00827 to 3.50 μg I-TEQ/ton, whereas it was 5.36 μg I...

Ecological aspects of coal combustion utilization of CO2 from flue gas Slovakia belongs to the group of twenty worst polluters throughout the world, releasing 10 12 tons of carbon dioxide per capita, whereas the worldwide average value is about 5 tons. It is known that the big electric and thermal power stations produce only 25 % of the overall production of carbon dioxide in Slovakia, whereas ...

Secondary atmospheric pollutions may result from wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) systems caused by the reduction of Hg(2+) to Hg(0) and lead to a damping of the cobenefit mercury removal efficiency by WFGD systems. The experiment on Hg(0) reemission from limestone-gypsum WFGD slurry was carried out by changing the operating conditions such as the pH, temperature, Cl(-) concentrations, and o...

A bench-scale entrained-flow reactor was used to extract flue gas produced by burning a subbituminous Belle Ayr coal in a 580-MJ/h combustion system. The reactor was operated at 400 degrees, 275 degrees, and 150 degrees C with a flow rate corresponding to residence times of 0-7 s. Transformations of elemental mercury (Hg0) and total gas mercury (Hg(gas)) in the reactor were evaluated as functio...

This report is in two sections: the first describes the flue gas and its treatment in post-combustion capture and the second covers the flue gas in oxyfuel combustion capture. The main components of the flue gas in pulverised coal combustion for postcombustion capture are CO2, N2, O2 and H2O, and air pollutants such as SOx, NOx, particulates, HCl, HF, mercury as well as other contaminants. The ...