Adipic acid enhanced flue gas desulfurization process for industrial boilers. Volume 2. Technical assessment. Project summary

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

OSTI ID:5474227

Behrens, G P; Hargrove, O W

The SO/sub 2/ removal efficiency with the adipic acid averaged 94.3% over a 30-day period, representing a significant improvement in the performance of the system using only limestone. Economic calculations for an industrial boiler adipic-acid-enhanced limestone FGD system indicate a slight reduction in both capital and operating expenses relative to a limestone-only system designed for 90% SO/sub 2/ control of 3.5% sulfur coal. The costs are competitive with the dual alkali system. The successful demonstration of the adipic-acid-enhanced limestone system increases the number of demonstrated technologies available to a potential user.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Industrial Environmental Research Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-80EV10473
• OSTI ID: 5474227
• Report Number(s): EPA-600/S7-82-065b-Vol.2; ON: DE85016813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ADIPIC ACID
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BOILERS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTROL
DESULFURIZATION
DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS
EFFICIENCY
FLUE GAS
GASEOUS WASTES
LIME-LIMESTONE WET SCRUBBING PROCESSES
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
REMOVAL
SCRUBBING
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
WASTES