Coal-Fired Power Generation Handbook. James G. Speight
and Other Design Options 10.10 Underground Gasification References 11 Electric Power Generation 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Electricity From Coal 11.3 Steam Generation 11.4 Control of Emissions 11.5 Power Plant Efficiency 11.6 Combined Cycle Generation References 12 Gas Cleaning 12.1 Introduction 12.2 General Aspects 12.3 Air Pollution Control Devices 12.4 Particulate Matter Removal 12.5 Acid Gas Removal 12.6 Removal of Sulfur-Containing Gases 12.7 Removal of Nitrogen-Containing Gases 12.8 Environmental Legislation References 13 Clean Coal Technologies for Power Generation 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Historical Perspectives 13.3 Modern Perspectives 13.4 Clean Coal Technology 13.5 Managing Wastes from Coal Use 13.6 Carbon Dioxide Capture and Sequestration References 14 Environmental Issues 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Coal Preparation 14.3 Transportation and Storage 14.4 Combustion 14.5 Gasification 14.6 Power Plant Waste 14.7 The Future References
7 PART III: ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS AND ENERGY SECURITY 15 Alternate Feedstocks 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Viscous Feedstocks 15.3 Biomass 15.4 Waste References 16 Combustion of Alternate Feedstocks 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Viscous Feedstocks 16.3 Biomass 16.4 Solid Waste References 17 Gasification of Alternate Feedstocks 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Viscous Feedstocks 17.3 Biomass 17.4 Solid Waste 17.5 Process Products References 18 Coal and Energy Security 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Energy Security 18.3 The Future of Coal 18.4 Sustainable Development References
8 Common Conversion Factors used in Coal Technology
9 Glossary
10 Index
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Schematic showing tendency of coal rank to increase with depth of bur...Figure 1.2 Coal types and distribution in the United States.Figure 1.3 Distribution of Sulfur content of US Coals (Energy information Admini...Figure 1.4 Energy Resources of the Earth (Speight, 2013).Figure 1.5 Resource and reserve terminology (Speight, 2013).
2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Coal reserves and distribution in the United States (DOE/EIA, 1995).Figure 2.2 Classification by the Seyler System.Figure 2.3 Classification of the various hydrocarbon and hydrocarbon-producing r...Figure 2.4 Comparison of class number (International System) with ASTM classific...
3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 General layout of a coal preparation/coal cleaning plant (Speight, 20...Figure 3.2 A dense-medium separation method (Speight, 2013).Figure 3.3 The chance sand flotation process (Speight, 2013).Figure 3.4 Cyclone separation (Speight, 2013).
4 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 Data types obtained from (a) Proximate Analysis and (b) Ultimate Anal...Figure 5.2 Reaction of minerals during coal heating (Speight, 2013).Figure 5.3 General relationship carbon and hydrogen content to rank (Speight, 20...Figure 5.4 Proximate analysis and coal rank (ASTM, 2011).Figure 5.5 Calorific value and coal rank (ASTM 2011).Figure 5.6 Illustration of the various segments of coal analysis (Ward, 1984). C...
5 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Schematic representation of a coal-fired power plant.Figure 6.2 Variation of coal density with carbon content (Berkowitz, 1979).Figure 6.3 Variation of porosity with carbon content (Berkowitz, 1979).Figure 6.4 Variation of pore distribution with carbon content (Berkowitz, 1979)Figure 6.5 Variation of