Survey of European technology developments of SO/sub x//NO/sub x/ flue gas clean up for coal-fired boilers, also free piston stirling engines and coal tar burning diesel engines

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5345063

In an effort to identify advanced RD and D projects as candidates for joint ventures and/or introduction to the US, European technology developments in the area of flue gas cleanup were surveyed. This survey covers both wet and dry scrubbers for coal-fired boilers and includes advanced systems for removal of SO/sub x/ or combined SO/sub x//NO/sub x/ removal. Information on lime/limestone scrubbers is limited to a tabulation of commercial sized installations. Emphasis is based on demonstrations and suggestions are provided as to why the particular projects are considered to be in advance of US technology. Areas of Europe covered are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. With a lower priority, Austria, Spain, and Switzerland were screened for the existence of relevant work. This survey allows the following tentative conclusions: (1) the most relevant work is performed in Germany and Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway and Sweden). Work of some relevance was identified in the Netherlands and Italy; and (2) except for Germany, where FGD is applied commercially, no coal-fired lime/limestone scrubbers are operating commercially in the surveyed countries. (Outside Germany, the only operating lime/limestone scrubber is a 35 MW oil-fired unit in Stockholm). Four processes examined in Germany are described in some detail.

• Research Organization: Galaxy, Inc., Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-79SF10538
• OSTI ID: 5345063
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/10538-T12-Vol.1; ON: DE82008005
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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