Analysis of natural gas-based technologies for control of SOx and NOx from existing coal-fired boilers. Topical report, March 1985-December 1986

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6627743

Emmel, T E; Rimpo, E T

This report documents the environmental-benefits analysis of using gas co-firing, gas reburn, and gas reburn combined with sorbent injection to control emissions of SOx and NOx from existing coal-fired utility boilers. The technical and economic feasibility of these gas-based technologies was evaluated on a comparable basis with other pollution-control options. Two analysis techniques were used to quantify the environmental benefits of the gas technologies. A parametric analysis was conducted using model boiler cases to identify the key boiler/fuel parameters that impact the competitiveness of the gas technologies with conventional SOx and NOx controls. An analysis of the top 100 SOx-emitting boiler population was conducted to evaluate the competitiveness of the gas-based technologies for various emission-reduction levels that may be required by acid rain legislation. Economic and environmental benefits of using gas for pollution control were calculated in terms of costs savings, pollution reductions, and gas market.

• Research Organization: Radian Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6627743
• Report Number(s): PB-89-131080/XAB; RAD-87-205-029-11-05
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
030800 -- Natural Gas-- Environmental Aspects
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
200202* -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Waste Management-- Noxious Gas & Particulate Emissions
42 ENGINEERING
424000 -- Engineering-- Pollution Control Equipment-- (1980-1989)
ACID RAIN
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
BOILERS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COCOMBUSTION
COMBUSTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
NATURAL GAS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POWER PLANTS
PROGRESS REPORT
RAIN
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES