Dry sorbent injection of trona to control acid gases from a pilot-scale coal-fired combustion facility

Tiffany L. B. Yelverton; David G. Nash; James E. Brown; Carl F. Singer; Jeffrey V. Ryan; Peter H. Kariher; Tiffany L. B. Yelverton; David G. Nash; James E. Brown; Carl F. Singer; Jeffrey V. Ryan; Peter H. Kariher

doi:10.3934/environsci.2016.1.45

AIMS Environmental Science

2016, Volume 3, Issue 1: 45-57. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2016.1.45

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Dry sorbent injection of trona to control acid gases from a pilot-scale coal-fired combustion facility

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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Jacobs Technology, Inc., 600 William Northern Blvd., Tullahoma, TN 37388, USA

Received: 08 December 2015 Accepted: 21 January 2016 Published: 28 January 2016

Gaseous and particulate emissions from the combustion of coal have been associated with adverse effects on human and environmental health, and have for that reason been subject to regulation by federal and state governments. Recent regulations by the United States Environmental Protection Agency have further restricted the emissions of acid gases from electricity generating facilities and other industrial facilities, and upcoming deadlines are forcing industry to consider both pre- and post-combustion controls to maintain compliance. As a result of these recent regulations, dry sorbent injection of trona to remove acid gas emissions (e.g. HCl, SO₂, and NO_x) from coal combustion, specifically 90% removal of HCl, was the focus of the current investigation. Along with the measurement of HCl, SO₂, and NO_x, measurements of particulate matter (PM), elemental (EC), and organic carbon (OC) were also accomplished on a pilot-scale coal-fired combustion facility.
Gaseous and particulate emissions from a coal-fired combustor burning bituminous coal and using dry sorbent injection were the focus of the current study. From this investigation it was shown that high levels of trona were needed to achieve the goal of 90% HCl removal, but with this increased level of trona injection the ESP and BH were still able to achieve greater than 95% fine PM control. In addition to emissions reported, measurement of acid gases by standard EPA methods were compared to those of an infrared multi-component gas analyzer. This comparison revealed good correlation for emissions of HCl and SO₂, but poor correlation in the measurement of NO_x emissions.
- coal combustion,
- acid gases,
- dry sorbent injection (DSI),
- trona,
- MATS,
- emissions reduction
Citation: Tiffany L. B. Yelverton, David G. Nash, James E. Brown, Carl F. Singer, Jeffrey V. Ryan, Peter H. Kariher. Dry sorbent injection of trona to control acid gases from a pilot-scale coal-fired combustion facility[J]. AIMS Environmental Science, 2016, 3(1): 45-57. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2016.1.45

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Abstract

Gaseous and particulate emissions from the combustion of coal have been associated with adverse effects on human and environmental health, and have for that reason been subject to regulation by federal and state governments. Recent regulations by the United States Environmental Protection Agency have further restricted the emissions of acid gases from electricity generating facilities and other industrial facilities, and upcoming deadlines are forcing industry to consider both pre- and post-combustion controls to maintain compliance. As a result of these recent regulations, dry sorbent injection of trona to remove acid gas emissions (e.g. HCl, SO₂, and NO_x) from coal combustion, specifically 90% removal of HCl, was the focus of the current investigation. Along with the measurement of HCl, SO₂, and NO_x, measurements of particulate matter (PM), elemental (EC), and organic carbon (OC) were also accomplished on a pilot-scale coal-fired combustion facility.
Gaseous and particulate emissions from a coal-fired combustor burning bituminous coal and using dry sorbent injection were the focus of the current study. From this investigation it was shown that high levels of trona were needed to achieve the goal of 90% HCl removal, but with this increased level of trona injection the ESP and BH were still able to achieve greater than 95% fine PM control. In addition to emissions reported, measurement of acid gases by standard EPA methods were compared to those of an infrared multi-component gas analyzer. This comparison revealed good correlation for emissions of HCl and SO₂, but poor correlation in the measurement of NO_x emissions.

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