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Main Title Effects of Conditioning Agents on Emissions from Coal-fired Boilers: Test Report No. 2.
Author Patterson, R. G. ; Long, J. ; Parker, R. ; Calvert, S. ;
CORP Author Air Pollution Technology, Inc., San Diego, CA.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Year Published 1979
Report Number EPA-68-02-2628; EPA/600/7-79/104B;
Stock Number PB-299 192
Additional Subjects Air pollution control equipment ; Electrostatic precipitators ; Boilers ; Electric power plants ; Performance evaluation ; Field tests ; Industrial wastes ; Combustion products ; Particles ; Fly ash ; Dust ; Opacity ; Economic analysis ; Flue gases ; Tables(Data) ; Concentration(Composition) ; Conditioning agents
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NTIS  PB-299 192 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The report gives results of a field performance test of an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) which uses Apollo Chemical Co.'s LPA 445 and LAC 51B flue gas conditioning agents. The ESP is at an electric utility power plant, burning approximately 1% to 2% sulfur coal. Tests were conducted with and without injection of the conditioning agents. ESP performance was characterized in terms of particle collection efficiency and the chemical composition of particulate and gaseous emissions. Fly ash resistivity and dust opacity were also measured. Measurements show that there was no significant change in overall efficiency (99.6%) between the conditioned and unconditioned tests. There was some evidence that the conditioning agents reduced entrainment during electrode rapping and possibly improved the fractional efficiency slightly for particles smaller than about 5 micrometers in diameter.