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Autore |
Miller Bruce G. |
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Titolo |
Clean coal engineering technology / / Bruce G. Miller, Senior Scientist and Associate Director, EMS Energy Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania |
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Oxford : , : Butterworth-Heinemann, , [2017] |
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�2017 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 838 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Clean coal technologies |
Coal - Environmental aspects |
Coal-fired power plants |
Coal-fired furnaces |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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