Adipic acid enhanced flue gas desulfurization process for industrial boilers: Volume 1. Field test results. Project summary

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5474222

Clarke, P A; Gerstle, R W; Henzel, D S; Mason, K W; Sabatini, S R

Test results show that adding adipic acid to the limestone slurry significantly improved the SO/sub 2/ removal efficiency of the FGD system. Limited baseline data on operations with limestone only indicated a performance level of 55% SO/sub 2/ removal. Adding about 2200 ppM of adipic acid to the limestone scrubbing systems, the unit's level of performance increased to an average of 94.3% SO/sub 2/ removal which was maintained within a standard deviation of 2.2% over a 30-day test period during which boiler load was 70 to 130 million Btu/hr and gas throughput varied 300%.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Industrial Environmental Research Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-80EV10473
• OSTI ID: 5474222
• Report Number(s): EPA-600/S7-82-065a-Vol.1; ON: DE85016812
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BOILERS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
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CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
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DESULFURIZATION
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FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
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OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
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SCRUBBING
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SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
TESTING
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