Effect of secondary fuels and combustor temperature on mercury speciation in pulverized fuel co-combustion: part 1

Mercury emissions from power plants are of great concern from an environmental point of view, and as a result, there is emphasis on studying the reduction of mercury emissions into the environment. The chemistry affecting Hg speciation in the effluent from co-combustion of biomass and animal waste is poorly understood. The present work mainly involves bench scale studies to investigate partitioning of mercury in pulverized fuel co-combustion at 1000 and 1300 degrees C. High volatile bituminous coal is used as a reference case and chicken manure, olive residue, and B quality (demolition) wood are used as secondary fuels with 10 and 20     «

Mercury emissions from power plants are of great concern from an environmental point of view, and as a result, there is emphasis on studying the reduction of mercury emissions into the environment. The chemistry affecting Hg speciation in the effluent from co-combustion of biomass and animal waste is poorly understood. The present work mainly involves bench scale studies to investigate partitioning of mercury in pulverized fuel co-combustion at 1000 and 1300 degrees C. High volatile bituminous c...     »