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Title: The effect of SO2 on mineral carbonation in batch tests

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OSTI ID:895345

CO2 sequestration is a key element of future emission-free fossil-fueled power plants. Other constituents of flue gas must also be captured and rendered innocuous. Contemporary power plants remove SOx from exit gases, but next-generation plants may simultaneously treat CO2, SOx, and other pollutants. Pioneering tests at the U.S. Department of Energy's Albany Research Center investigated the combined treatment of CO2 and SO2 in a mineral-carbonation process. SO2 was removed from the gas stream, and as a small fraction of the total volume of mineralizing gas, it did not inhibit the carbonation reaction. The results indicate that this approach to CO2 sequestration could be used to treat multiple pollutants.

Research Organization:
Albany Research Center (ARC), Albany, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE - Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
OSTI ID:
895345
Report Number(s):
DOE/ARC-2004-022; R&D Project: AMP-008; AMP-009; TRN: US200702%%759
Resource Relation:
Conference: 29th International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization & Fuel Systems, April 18-22, 2004, Clearwater, Florida
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English