Open AccessFURNACE INJECTION OF ALKALINE SORBENTS FOR SULFURIC ACID CONTROL
Author(s) -
Gary M Blythe
Publication year - 2000
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/788127
Subject(s) - sulfuric acid , waste management , flue gas , chemistry , sorbent , dolomite , flue gas desulfurization , fouling , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , mineralogy , engineering , inorganic chemistry , adsorption , organic chemistry , membrane , biochemistry
This document summarizes progress on the Cooperative Agreement DE-FC26-99FT40718, Furnace Injection of Alkaline Sorbents for Sulfuric Acid Control, during the time period April 1, 2000 through September 30, 2000. The objective of this project is to demonstrate the use of alkaline reagents injected into the furnace of coal-fired boilers as a means of controlling sulfuric acid emissions. The coincident removal of hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid will also be determined, as will the removal of arsenic, a known poison for NOX selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalysts. EPRI, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), First Energy Corporation, and the Dravo Lime Company are project co-funders. URS Corporation is the prime contractor. This is the second reporting period for the subject Cooperative Agreement. During this period, the first of four short-term sorbent injection tests were conducted at the First Energy Bruce Mansfield Plant. This test determined the effectiveness of dolomite injection through out-of-service burners as a means of controlling sulfuric acid emissions from this unit. The tests showed that dolomite injection could achieve up to 95% sulfuric acid removal. Balance of plant impacts on furnace slagging and fouling, air heater fouling, ash loss-on-ignition, and the flue gas desulfurization system were also determined. These results are presented and discussed in this report