Natural gas offers flexible emissions-control alternatives

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Electr. World; (United States)

OSTI ID:6441193

When used to supplement another fossil fuel in a utility boiler, natural gas can reduce emissions of both SO2 and NO/sub x/. Techniques range from simply dedicating one boiler to gas in order to spell another burning coal when regulations dictate to firing coal and gas simultaneously in the same unit but in different burners. These reduce SO2 by reducing the coal burned, as well as NO/sub x/. The paper considers the use of natural gas under the following headings: select gas use; co-firing eases maintenance; reburn for NO/sub x/ control; and sorbent injection.

• OSTI ID: 6441193
• Journal Information: Electr. World; (United States), Journal Name: Electr. World; (United States) Vol. 201:3; ISSN ELWOA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010900 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Environmental Aspects
014000 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Combustion
03 NATURAL GAS
030800 -- Natural Gas-- Environmental Aspects
034000* -- Natural Gas-- Combustion
ADSORBENTS
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BOILERS
BURNERS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COCOMBUSTION
COMBUSTION
CONTROL
EMISSION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL GAS
FUEL SUPPLIES
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
MAINTENANCE
MATERIALS
NATURAL GAS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
POWER PLANTS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES