EPA's LIMB (Environmental Protection Agency's Limestone Injection Multistage Burner) research, development, and demonstration program. Report for September 1984-January 1986

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5856319

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, wallfired utility boiler at Ohio Edison's Edgewater Station, based on the preliminary engineering design. It further describes results of pertinent projects in EPA's LIMB program and shows how these results were used as the basis for the design of the system. 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. The schedule calls for system start-up by March 1987. 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. The program includes fundamental studies of reaction chemistry and kinetics, bench- and pilot-scale experimental studies, a full-scale demonstration, and economic and applicability studies. It is structured to establish a basis for future public-sector commercialization, as well as help understand the technology's controlling factors.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5856319
• Report Number(s): PB-86-156536/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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