EPA's LIMB (Environmental Protection Agency's Limestone Injection Multistage Burner) development and demonstration program

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5344664

Hendriks, R V; Nolan, P S

The paper describes and discusses key design features of the retrofit of EPA's Limestone Injection Multistage Burner (LIMB) system to an operating, wall-fired utility boiler at Ohio Edison's Edgewater Station, based on the preliminary engineering design. The full-scale demonstration is expected to prove the effectiveness and cost of the LIMB concept for use on large-scale utility boilers. To date, a preliminary engineering design for the Edgewater unit has been prepared, incorporating the technology developed in smaller-scale studies. EPA is engaged in a multi-year program to develop an improved control technology for emission of sulfur and nitrogen oxides (SOx and NOx) from the combustion of fossil fuels. The technology, called LIMB, involves staged-flow coal burners and injection of a reactive sorbent into the furnace to reduce emissions.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5344664
• Report Number(s): PB-86-199841/XAB; EPA/600/J-86/049
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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