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Clean power generation from coal

Miscellaneous ·
OSTI ID:20978230
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  1. Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS (Canada). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
The chapter gives an overview of power generation from coal, describing its environmental impacts, methods of cleaning coal before combustion, combustion methods, and post-combustion cleanup. It includes a section on carbon dioxide capture, storage and utilization. Physical, chemical and biological cleaning methods are covered. Coal conversion techniques covered are: pulverized coal combustion, fluidized-bed combustion, supercritical boilers, cyclone combustion, magnetohydrodynamics and gasification. 66 refs., 29 figs., 8 tabs.
OSTI ID:
20978230
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English