Developing mercury control technology for coal-fired power plants: From concept to commercial reality

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Thomas J. Feeley III, thomas.feeley@netl.doe.gov, National Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 and Andrew P. Jones, andrew.jones@sa.netl.doe.gov, Science Applications International Corporation, PO Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236.
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE/NETL), under the Office of Fossil Energy's Innovations for Existing Plants (IEP) Program, has managed full-scale field tests of mercury (Hg) control technologies at nearly 50 U.S. coal-fired power plants over the past seven years. The high performance observed during many of these field tests, coupled with the reliability of Hg control system operations, has given coal-fired power plant operators the confidence to begin deploying technology. As of October 2007, over 10% of total U.S. coal-fired power generation capacity had placed orders for full-scale activated carbon injection (ACI) systems, a signature technology of the IEP Program. The ACI systems have the potential to remove more than 90% of the Hg in most applications, at a cost that can dip below $10,000 per pound of Hg removed.
 

Mercury and Other Trace Elements in Fuel: Emissions and Control
1:25 PM-5:00 PM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 240/241, Oral

Division of Fuel Chemistry

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008