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The Morgantown Energy Technology Center`s particulate cleanup program

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OSTI ID:172097

The development of integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) and pressurized fluidized-bed combustion (PFBC) power systems has made it possible to use coal while still protecting the environment. Such power systems significantly reduce the pollutants associated with coal-fired plants built before the 1970s. This superior environmental performance and related high system efficiency is possible, in part, because particulate gas-stream cleanup is conducted at high-temperature and high-pressure process conditions. A main objective of the Particulate Cleanup Program at the Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC) is to ensure the success of the CCT demonstration projects. METC`s Particulate Cleanup Program supports research, development, and demonstration in three areas: (1) filter-system development, (2) barrier-filter component development, and (3) ash and char characterization. The support is through contracted research, cooperative agreements, Cooperative Research And Development Agreements (CRADAs), and METC`s own in-house research. This paper describes METC`s Particulate Cleanup Program.

Research Organization:
USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
172097
Report Number(s):
DOE/METC/C--96/7209; CONF-9510237--3; ON: DE96003520; NC: NONE
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English