Investigation and demonstration of dry carbon-based sorbent injection for mercury control. Quarterly technical report, 1996
- Public Service Co. of Colorado, Denver, CO (United States)
- ADA Technologies, Inc., Englewood, CO (United States)
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
The overall objective this two phase program is to investigate the use of dry carbon-based sorbents for mercury control. This information is important to the utility industry in anticipation of pending regulations. During Phase 1, a bench-scale field test device that can be configured as an electrostatic precipitator, a pulse-jet baghouse, or a reverse-gas baghouse has been designed and will be integrated with an existing pilot-scale facility at PSCo`s Comanche Station. Up to three candidate sorbents will then be injected into the flue gas stream upstream of the test device to determine the mercury removal efficiency for each sorbent. During the Phase II effort, component integration for the most promising dry sorbent technology (technically and economically feasible) shall be tested at the 5000 acfm pilot-scale. The primary activity during the quarter was the design and fabrication of the facility. The main structure, which incorporates the particulate control module (PCM), sorbent injection section and in-duct heater was functionally complete at the end of March. Finish work on the structure will take place in April and arrangements are being made to erect the facility at the host site, Comanche Station, on April 29 and 30, 1996. Final selection of sorbents has been postponed until late April when results from testing in EPRI laboratories should be available.
- Research Organization:
- Public Service Co. of Colorado, Denver, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-95PC95256
- OSTI ID:
- 436486
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/PC/95256--T2; ON: DE96050450
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
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ACTIVATED CARBON
ADSORBENTS
ADSORPTION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DEMETALLIZATION
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
FABRICATION
FLUE GAS
MERCURY
PROGRESS REPORT
REMOVAL
SORBENT INJECTION PROCESSES
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
TEST FACILITIES