The economics of reburning with cattle manure-based biomass in existing coal-fired power plants for NOx and CO2 emissions control

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1139-1157

  Carlin, Nicholas T ^a   Annamalai, Kalyan ^a   Harman, Wyatte L ^b   Sweeten, John M ^c  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle biomass; Coal; Engineering Economics; Manure; Reburn; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

CATTLE BIOMASS; CATTLE MANURES; COAL FIRED PLANTS; COAL FIRED UNITS; COAL PLANTS; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECONOMIC SAVINGS; EMISSION CREDIT; EMISSIONS CONTROL; ENGINEERING ECONOMICS; INPUT PARAMETER; MAINTENANCE COST; MODEL POTENTIAL; NET PRESENT; OVERALL COSTS; PROCESSING OPERATIONS; PURCHASING COSTS; REBURN; REBURN SYSTEMS; REBURNING; REBURNING COAL; SELECTIVE NON-CATALYTIC REDUCTION; TRANSPORT DISTANCES;

BIOMASS; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL RESEARCH; COAL TRANSPORTATION; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; MAINTENANCE; MANURES; MINING; REDUCTION; RETROFITTING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; MANURE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROFITABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPREADSHEET;

BOS;

EID: 67650741499     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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