Status of flue gas desulfurization on utility and industrial boilers in the United States and Japan
- EPA, Ind. Environ. Res. Lab.
A discussion of sulfur oxides (SO/sub x/) emission problems covers the significant sources in the U.S., and the slight downtrend from 29.1 million tons emitted in 1970 to 26.9 million in 1976; the Clean Air Act regulations as amended in Aug. 1977, including the emission limitations and the ambient air quality standards; the major flue gas desulfurization (FGD) processes, over 96Vertical Bar3< of which are nonregenerable, or throwaway, systems; the current status of U.S. FGD technology, including the 136 utility units and the 42 industrial boilers which are operational or planned, and the projected growth of FGD use; means for assessing the capital and annualized operating costs for actual systems, and adjusted costs to permit system-type comparisons; the bimonthly EPA Utility FGD Survey Reports, the TVA, and other sources of cost data; the Federal energy/environment research and development demonstration programs; and the status of FGD systems in Japan, including the regulations, the numbers and capacities of FGD plants there, and the reasons for the improved operation of Japanese over U.S. FGD systems.
- OSTI ID:
- 6209967
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-781110-
- Journal Information:
- 71st AIChE Annu. Meet. Pap.; (United States), Journal Name: 71st AIChE Annu. Meet. Pap.; (United States) Vol. 22g
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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