Clean coal engineering technology / Bruce G. Miller, Senior Scientist and Associate Director, EMS Energy Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Bruce G., author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clean coal technologies.

Coal--Environmental aspects.

Coal.

Coal-fired power plants.

Coal-fired furnaces.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 838 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2017]

Summary:

This book provides significant information on the major power generation technologies that aim to utilize coal more efficiently, and with less environmental impact. It is geared towards professional and aspiring power, environmental, chemical and mechanical engineers.

Contents:

The chemical and physical characteristics of coal

Coal as fuel

The effect of coal usage on human health and the environment

Introduction to coal utilization technologies

Anatomy of a coal-fired power plant

Clean coal technologies for advanced power generation

Coal-fired emissions and legislative action

Particulate formation and control technologies

Formation and control of sulfur oxides

Formation control of nitrogen oxides

Mercury emissions reduction

Formation and control of acid gases and organic and inorganic hazardous air pollutants

Carbon dioxide emissions reduction and storage

Emerging technologies for reduced carbon footprint

US and international activities for near-zero emissions during electricity generation

The future role of coal.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780128113660

0128113669

OCLC:

964562757