Utility flue-gas desulfurization technology and costs

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6149815

Kaplan, N; Princiotta, F T

The paper is an overview of utility flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) technology and costs. The two commercially offered throwaway and salable product systems considered to be the most important for near-term (through 1990) SO/sub 2/ control are: throwaway product systems--lime and limestone scrubbing (both sludge and gypsum variations) and dual (double) alkali; and salable product systems--magnesium oxide scrubbing and Wellman-Lord (sodium sulfite scrubbing). Other potentially important systems close to commercialization include dry scrubbing, seawater scrubbing, carbon adsorption, and copper oxide adsorption.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6149815
• Report Number(s): PB-86-117496/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FLUE GAS
DESULFURIZATION
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
ADSORPTION
CALCIUM OXIDES
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
COST
SCRUBBING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
GASEOUS WASTES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POWER PLANTS
SORPTION
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WASTES
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