Field evaluation of a utility dry-scrubbing system. Final report, April 1982-November 1984

Technical Report · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6280520

Blythe, G M; Burke, J M; Lewis, D L; Thompson, C M

The report gives results of the first independent evaluation of a full-scale utility spray-dryer/baghouse dry flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system. The system treats flue gas from a nominal 100 MW of coal-fired power generation. The test program, conducted during July-October 1983, used two different coals as boiler fuels: one, a subbituminous coal and coke mixture with a nominal 1.2% sulfur content; and the other, a 3.4 percent sulfur Illinois bituminous coal. SO/sub 2/ removal, particulate emissions, sulfuric acid removal, and extensive process data were recorded. Low-sulfur coal tests indicated that 75% SO/sub 2/ removal was achievable in the short term at reagent ratios of 0.6 to 0.7, and 90% SO/sub 2/ removal was achievable at a reagent ratio of about 0.8. An average removal of nearly 90 percent was achieved in short-term tests with high-sulfur coal at reagent ratios of 1.3 to 1.4. Calcium chloride addition to the atomizer feed slurry was found to reduce the lime-addition requirements for high-sulfur tests by about 25 percent.

• Research Organization: Radian Corp., Austin, TX (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6280520
• Report Number(s): PB-85-207488/XAB; RAD-84-203-001-57-17
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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200202* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Waste Management-- Noxious Gas & Particulate Emissions
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
BOILERS
CALCIUM CHLORIDES
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM HALIDES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
COAL
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
DESULFURIZATION
DRY SCRUBBERS
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FIELD TESTS
FLUE GAS
FOSSIL FUELS
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INORGANIC ACIDS
MATERIALS
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
POWER PLANTS
SCRUBBERS
SOLID WASTES
SULFUR CONTENT
SULFURIC ACID
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WASTES