Survey of flue gas desulfurization systems: Duck Creek Station, Central Illinois Light Co. Final report, Jul-Dec 1978

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5085391

Laseke, Jr, B A

The report presents the results of a survey of operational flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems on coal-fired utility boilers in the United States. The FGD system installed on Unit 1 at the Duck Creek Station of Central Illinois Light Company is described in terms of design and performance. The system consists of four parallel, wet-limestone, rod-deck scrubber modules designed for 25% capacity each, providing a total sulfur dioxide removal efficiency of 85%. The bottom ash, fly ash, and scrubbing wastes are disposed of in a sludge pond lined with a natural impermeable material. The first module of this four module FGD system was placed in service on July 1, 1976, and operated intermittently throughout the remainder of the year and for approximately one month in early 1977. On July 23, 1978, the three remaining modules were completed and all four modules were placed in the gas path for treatment of high sulfur flue gas.

• Research Organization: PEDCO-Environmental, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5085391
• Report Number(s): PB-80-126279
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
DESIGN
DESULFURIZATION
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
EQUIPMENT
FLUE GAS
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
GASEOUS WASTES
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
POWER PLANTS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
REMOVAL
SCRUBBERS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
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THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WASTES