Emissions estimation for lignite-fired power plants in Turkey

Journal Article · Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Energy Policy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2009.09.011· OSTI ID:21261946

Vardar, Nurten; Yumurtaci, Zehra ^[1]

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1. Yildiz Technical University Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Istanbul (Turkey)

The major gaseous emissions (e.g. sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide), some various organic emissions (e.g. benzene, toluene and xylenes) and some trace metals (e.g. arsenic, cobalt, chromium, manganese and nickel) generated from lignite-fired power plants in Turkey are estimated. The estimations are made separately for each one of the thirteen plants that produced electricity in 2007, because the lignite-fired thermal plants in Turkey are installed near the regions where the lignite is mined, and characteristics and composition of lignite used in each power plant are quite different from a region to another. Emission factors methodology is used for the estimations. The emission factors obtained from well-known literature are then modified depending on local moisture content of lignite. Emission rates and specific emissions (per MWh) of the pollutants from the plants without electrostatic precipitators and flue-gas desulfurization systems are found to be higher than emissions from the plants having electrostatic precipitators and flue -gas desulfurization systems. Finally a projection for the future emissions due to lignite-based power plants is given. Predicted demand for the increasing generation capacity based on the lignite-fired thermal power plant, from 2008 to 2017 is around 30%. 39 refs., 13 figs., 10 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 21261946
• Journal Information: Energy Policy, Vol. 38, Issue 1; ISSN 0301-4215
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
FLUE GAS
DESULFURIZATION
CAPACITY
FORECASTING
POLLUTANTS
TURKEY
LIGNITE
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
EMISSION
AIR POLLUTION
SULFUR DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
BENZENE
TOLUENE
XYLENES
TRACE AMOUNTS
METALS