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MULTIPOLLUTANT EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS FOR COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS
Citation:
Tavoulareas, E. S. AND W. Jozewicz. MULTIPOLLUTANT EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS FOR COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA-600/R-02/075, 2002.
Description:
The report presents and analyzes various existing and novel control technologies designed to achieve multipollutant [sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxide (NOX), and mercury (Hg)] emission reductions. Summary descriptions are included of 23 multipollutant control technologies that have reached a stage of development beyond pilot scale. These can be divided broadly into: environmental control options (postcombustion controls), advanced power generation options, and power plant upgrading and operating options. For each evaluated technology, the report includes background information; applicability; status of commercialization; any secondary environmental impacts of the technology; identification of primary process variables that impact performance relative to SO2, NOX, and Hg; and capital and operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. Although the report is limited to addressing technologies with a certain level of maturity, the authors expect a rapid technological evolution in the development and commercialization of several multipollutant technologies not addressed in the report. Therefore, the report represents a snapshot of multipollutant control technologies in mid-2002.