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Technology for Controlling Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plans in Illinois: Draft

 
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 Description:  The mercury emissions from a coal-fired power plant are the result of the mercury content in the coal that is burned and the extent that processes in the boiler prevent the mercury from being released with the exhaust gases of the power plant. Mercury can be removed from the coal prior to combustion of the coal. This may be achieved by coal cleaning or by some other treatment of the coal. Or, mercury can be removed from the boiler flue gases by air pollution control (APC) equipment. Sometimes the APC equipment that removes the mercury is equipment that is installed primarily to remove other pollutants, such as particle matter (PM) or acid gases in a flue gas desulfurization system (FGD). These are called co-benefit mercury removal. Mercury may also be removed by pollution control systems that are specifically designed to remove mercury from the flue gases. 
 Date Created:  02 09 2006 
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 ISL ID:  000000042564   Original UID: 22071 FIRST WORD: Technology