Artificial Intelligence-Based Emission Reduction Strategy for Limestone Forced Oxidation Flue Gas Desulfurization System

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghulam Moeen Uddin ◽  
Syed Muhammad Arafat ◽  
Waqar Muhammad Ashraf ◽  
Muhammad Asim ◽  
Muhammad Mahmood Aslam Bhutta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flue Gas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Flue Gas Desulfurization ◽  
Optimum Operating ◽  
Input Control ◽  
Network Process ◽  
Coal Power Plants ◽  
Forced Oxidation

Abstract The emissions from coal power plants have serious implication on the environment protection, and there is an increasing effort around the globe to control these emissions by the flue gas cleaning technologies. This research was carried out on the limestone forced oxidation (LSFO) flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system installed at the 2*660 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant. Nine input variables of the FGD system: pH, inlet sulfur dioxide (SO2), inlet temperature, inlet nitrogen oxide (NOx), inlet O2, oxidation air, absorber slurry density, inlet humidity, and inlet dust were used for the development of effective neural network process models for a comprehensive emission analysis constituting outlet SO2, outlet Hg, outlet NOx, and outlet dust emissions from the LSFO FGD system. Monte Carlo experiments were conducted on the artificial neural network process models to investigate the relationships between the input control variables and output variables. Accordingly, optimum operating ranges of all input control variables were recommended. Operating the LSFO FGD system under optimum conditions, nearly 35% and 24% reduction in SO2 emissions are possible at inlet SO2 values of 1500 mg/m3 and 1800 mg/m3, respectively, as compared to general operating conditions. Similarly, nearly 42% and 28% reduction in Hg emissions are possible at inlet SO2 values of 1500 mg/m3 and 1800 mg/m3, respectively, as compared to general operating conditions. The findings are useful for minimizing the emissions from coal power plants and the development of optimum operating strategies for the LSFO FGD system.

Study of Mercury Re-Emission from Simulated Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Liquors

2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 2033-2037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Ze Jiang ◽  
Chuan Min Chen ◽  
Li Xing Jiang ◽  
Song Tao Liu ◽  
Bin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Flue Gas ◽  
Total Mercury ◽  
Elemental Mercury ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Flue Gas Desulfurization ◽  
Emission Rates ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Mercury Control ◽  
Forced Oxidation ◽  
Reducing Substances

Hg2+captured by wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) systems can easily be reduced by reducing substances such as S(IV) (SO32-or HSO3-) and results in emissions of elemental mercury (Hg0). The re-emission of Hg0would lead to a damping of the total mercury removal efficiency by WFGD systems. The effects of the operating conditions, which included the pH, temperature, Cl-concentrations and oxygen concentrations, on Hg0re-emission from WFGD liquors was carried out. The experimental results indicated that the Hg0re-emission rate from WFGD liquors increased as the operational temperatures and pH values increased. The Hg0re-emission rates decreased as the O2concentration of flue gas and Cl-concentration of WFGD liquors increased. So the Hg0re-emission from WFGD system can be reduced or slowed by decreasing the temperature and pH, or by using forced oxidation. The present findings could be valuable for industrial application of characterizing and optimizing mercury control in WFGD systems.

scholarly journals Use of Ammonia Semidry Technology for Flue Gas Desulfurization in Coal Power Plants

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
I.A. Volchyn ◽  
◽  
O.M. Kolomiets ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Flue Gas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Flue Gas Desulfurization ◽  
Coal Power Plants ◽  
Coal Power

The Formation of Manganous Dithionate in the Manganese Oxide Flue Gas Desulfurization

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-295
Author(s):  
Pengyan Pu ◽  
Lin Yang ◽  
Lu Yao ◽  
Xia Jiang ◽  
Wenju Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Flue Gas ◽  
Manganese Oxides ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Flue Gas Desulfurization ◽  
Optimum Operating ◽  
Manganese Ore ◽  
Gaseous Oxygen ◽  
Electrolytic Manganese ◽  
Desulfurization Process ◽  
Manganese Compounds

Background & Objective: The Manganous Dithionate (MnS2O6, MD) was formed during the flue gas desulfurization process over manganese ore slurry, which impeded the following valuable using of the desulfurized lixivium. In this study, the MD formation and restraint in the desulfurization process using manganese was carefully investigated. Methods & Results: Different type of manganese oxides/carbonate was used for the flue gas desulfurization, and the MD formation with the process was detected to obtain the basic information of the MD formation and restraint. The MD was directly formed by the uncompleted oxidation of SO2 with MnO2. The increased MD formation by Mn2O3, Mn3O4 and MnCO3 was due to their influence on the pH of slurry. Processability study showed that an increase in the acidity of slurry, the gaseous oxygen content and reaction temperature could inhibit the MD formation effectively. The optimum operating conditions to restrain the MD formation were temperature higher than 60°C, 10% or more oxygen and slurry pH lower than 3. The formed MD content was different with the different manganese compounds, which cloud be controlled by the ore-proportioning in industrial application. Conclusion: Using anolyte to prepare the manganese slurry for desulfurization could perform a good MD formation restraint, which provided valuable technical support for the cleaner production of electrolytic manganese industry.

Could biomass-fueled boilers be operated at higher steam temperatures? Part 3: Initial analysis of costs and benefits

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 65-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.B.A. (SANDY) SHARP ◽  
W.J. JIM FREDERICK ◽  
JAMES R. KEISER ◽  
DOUGLAS L. SINGBEIL
Keyword(s):  
Flue Gas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Superheated Steam ◽  
Black Liquor ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Fireside Corrosion ◽  
Corrosion Resistant

The efficiencies of biomass-fueled power plants are much lower than those of coal-fueled plants because they restrict their exit steam temperatures to inhibit fireside corrosion of superheater tubes. However, restricting the temperature of a given mass of steam produced by a biomass boiler decreases the amount of power that can be generated from this steam in the turbine generator. This paper examines the relationship between the temperature of superheated steam produced by a boiler and the quantity of power that it can generate. The thermodynamic basis for this relationship is presented, and the value of the additional power that could be generated by operating with higher superheated steam temperatures is estimated. Calculations are presented for five plants that produce both steam and power. Two are powered by black liquor recovery boilers and three by wood-fired boilers. Steam generation parameters for these plants were supplied by industrial partners. Calculations using thermodynamics-based plant simulation software show that the value of the increased power that could be generated in these units by increasing superheated steam temperatures 100°C above current operating conditions ranges between US$2,410,000 and US$11,180,000 per year. The costs and benefits of achieving higher superheated steam conditions in an individual boiler depend on local plant conditions and the price of power. However, the magnitude of the increased power that can be generated by increasing superheated steam temperatures is so great that it appears to justify the cost of corrosion-mitigation methods such as installing corrosion-resistant materials costing far more than current superheater alloys; redesigning biomassfueled boilers to remove the superheater from the flue gas path; or adding chemicals to remove corrosive constituents from the flue gas. The most economic pathways to higher steam temperatures will very likely involve combinations of these methods. Particularly attractive approaches include installing more corrosion-resistant alloys in the hottest superheater locations, and relocating the superheater from the flue gas path to an externally-fired location or to the loop seal of a circulating fluidized bed boiler.

scholarly journals Study on SO3 Cooperative Removal Effect of Ultra-low Emission Technology in Coal-fired Power Plants

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 04005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ding Yang ◽  
Yi Luo ◽  
XingLian Ye ◽  
WeiXiang Chen ◽  
Jun Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Electrostatic Precipitator ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Flue Gas Desulfurization ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Electrostatic Precipitators

SO3 is one of the main precursors of atmospheric PM2.5, and its emission has attracted more and more attention in the industry. This paper briefly analyzes the harm of SO3 and the method of controlled condensation to test SO3. The effect of cooperative removal of SO3 by ultra-low emission technology in some coal-fired power plants has been tested by using the method of controlled condensation. The results show that the cooperative removal of SO3 by ultra-low emission technology in coal-fired power plants is effective. The removal rate of SO3 by low-low temperature electrostatic precipitators and electrostatic-fabric integrated precipitators can be exceeded 80%, while the removal rate of SO3 by wet flue gas desulfurization equipment displays lower than the above two facilities, and the wet electrostatic precipitator shows a better removal effect on SO3. With the use of ultra-low emission technology in coal-fired power plants, the SO3 emission concentration of the tail chimney reaches less than 1 mg / Nm3.

scholarly journals Ion Selective Electrodes for Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater Monitoring: Effects of Ionic Strength on Selective Ions

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (15) ◽  
pp. 3085
Author(s):  
Kyle McGaughy ◽  
Jay P. Wilhelm ◽  
M. Toufiq Reza
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Sampling Rate ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Flue Gas Desulfurization ◽  
Ion Selective Electrodes ◽  
Wastewater Sample ◽  
Electrode Performance ◽  
Relative Errors ◽  
Nitrate And Nitrite

Ion selective electrodes (ISE) were evaluated for use in a flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater monitoring system. Calcium, chloride, nitrate, and nitrite ISE’s were calibrated in a broad range of concentrations that were designed to model an actual FGD wastewater sample that was obtained from an industrial partner. Ideal Nernst, Modified Nernst, and a multiparameter regression analysis was performed for each electrode and evaluated on general fit and sensitivity at anticipated operating conditions. The Ideal Nernst equation, even with correction for ionic strength, was not able to properly model actual electrode performance. The multiparameter regression was able to model the electrode performance with relative errors of 10–25% when ionic strengths were below 0.1 M. Through the evaluation of real-time sensor usage at real conditions, a methodology of washing and sampling rate is suggested to minimize error in the readings.

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