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Title: Ultra-high efficiency ESP development for air toxics and fine particulate removal - phase I mercury removal investigations

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OSTI ID:585371
 [1];  [2]
  1. Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, CT (United States)
  2. Air Pollution Control Technology Center, Vaxjo (Sweden)

In Phase I of an ABB/DOE research program to develop cost-effective retrofit technologies to improve collection of fine particles and air toxics in electrostatic precipitators (ESPs), test campaigns were conducted in ABB`s pilot test facility to evaluate the performance impacts of flue gas cooling, flue gas humidification, pulsed ESP energization and sorbent injection. Each technology was found to provide performance improvements while firing a variety of coals, with cumulative benefits often observed. This paper focuses on the mercury control investigations performed on three coals generating fly ash that is traditionally difficult to collect, presenting results from the Phase I tests and plans for slipstream field testing in Phase II of the program.

Research Organization:
Coal and Slurry Technology Association, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
585371
Report Number(s):
CONF-980309-PROC.; TRN: 98:001614-0061
Resource Relation:
Conference: 23. international technical conference on coal utilization and fuel systems, Clearwater, FL (United States), 9-13 Mar 1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: Is Part Of The proceedings of the 23rd International Technical Conference on Coal Utilization and Fuel Systems; Sakkestad, B.A. [ed.]; PB: 1143 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English