2000 Conference on Unburned Carbon on Utility Flyash

Table of Contents

• Disclaimer
• Papers and Presentations
  • Regulatory Overview
  • Experiences & Observations
  • Control Measures
  • New Uses for Carbon/Fly Ash
  • Poster Session
  • Post-Combustion Treatment
  • Poster Presentations

Disclaimer
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Papers and Presentations

Regulatory Overview

REGULATORY OVERVIEW OF RCRA AND UNBURNED CARBON ON FLY ASH [PDF-13KB]
Stephen C. Smith, Esquire., Law Offices of Harry F. Klodowski

Experiences & Observations

EFFECTS OF HIGHER CARBON LEVELS ON ASH UTILIZATION [PDF-9KB]
Lamar C. Larrimore, Southern Company

Control Measures

A CHEMICAL APPROACH TO THE CONTROL OF UNBURNED CARBON IN FLY ASH [PDF-8KB]
Joseph Pircon and Anupam Sanyal Benetech, Inc.

COAL & AIR FLOW MEASUREMENT FOR REDUCED NO_X & UBC [PDF-22KB]
Stefan Laux and John Grusha
Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation

AN APPROACH TO THE CORRELATION OF BOILER PERFORMANCE WITH COAL BLEND COMPOSITION [PDF-11KB]
Alan W.Thompson and Michael Cloke, University of Nottingham

New Uses for Carbon/Fly Ash

USE OF HIGH-CARBON FLY ASH IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PORTLAND CEMENT [PDF-5KB]
Rachel J. Detwiler, Alexander Mishulovich, F. MacGregor Miller, Vagn C. Johansen, Javed I. Bhatty, and Luis Graf-Noriega, Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc.

THE PASSIVATION OF CARBON FOR IMPROVEMENT OF AIR ENTRAINMENT IN FLY ASH CONCRETE [PDF-10KB]
Robert Hurt, Eric Suuberg, and Yu-Ming Gao, Division of Engineering, Brown University
Arun Mehta, Electric Power Research Institute

Poster Session

UTILIZATION OF UNBURNED CARBON FROM FLY ASH AS PRECURSOR FOR HIGH-VALUE MATERIALS [PDF-14KB]
M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, John M. Andrèsen, Joel L. Morrison and Harold H. Schobert
The Energy Institute, Pennsylvania State University

Post-Combustion Treatment

FULL SCALE CARBON BURN-OUT AMMONIA REMOVAL EXPERIENCE [PDF-220KB]
James G. Keppeler
Progress Materials, Inc.

ALTERNATIVE BENEFICIATION WHEN CONVENTIONAL APPROACHES CAN NOT BE JUSTIFIED [PDF-16KB]
Michael E. Coates, HANDS ON! Flyash
Rui F. Afonso, Energy and Environmental Strategies

PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT, TRIBOELECTRIC PROCESSING OF COMBUSTION FLY ASH [PDF-9KB]
James K. Neathery, Tapiwa Gurupira, Charles L. Jones, and John M. Stencel, Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky
Ralph E. Altman, Dean Golden and Ramsey Chang, Electric Power Research Institute

Poster Presentations

CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBON CONCENTRATES FROM COAL COMBUSTION FLY ASHES [PDF-19KB]
John P. Baltrus, Arthur W. Wells, Curt M. White, Daniel J. Fauth, and J. Rodney Diehl, U.S. Department of Energy, NETL

WHICH BENEFICIATION PROCESS IS RIGHT FOR YOUR PLANT? [PDF-18KB]
Michael E. Coates, HANDS ON! Flyash
Rui F. Afonso, Energy and Environmental Strategies

ON-LINE MEASUREMENT OF PULVERIZED COAL [PDF-13KB]
David J. Earley, Air Monitor Corporation

AMMONIA REMOVAL FROM FLY ASH BY CARBON BURN-OUT [PDF-28KB]
Vincent M. Giampa, Progress Materials, Inc.

CARBON FROM FLY ASH AS SORBENTS FOR MERCURY [PDF-13KB]
Evan J. Granite and Henry W. Pennline
U.S. Department of Energy, NETL

OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL ADVANTAGES OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR FLY ASH SEPARATION [PDF-100KB]
B. Eiderman, M. Voskoboinik, H. Levy and M. Soskine
SorTech Separation Technologies, Ltd.

EXPERIENCE WITH AN ADVANCED INSTRUMENT TO MONITOR UNBURNED CARBON IN FLY ASH FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS [PDF-13KB]
Mario Graziadio and A. Cipriano, ENEL Produzione - Ricerca
R. Turato, ENEL
Michael McElroy, Electric Power Technologies, Inc.

REMOVAL OF CESIUM FROM CONTAMINATED WATER USING ALKALI FLY ASH PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER (AFA-PRB) MATERIAL [PDF-7KB]
Hossein Rostami and William Brendley, Philadelphia University
Mozhgan Bahadory, Temple University

SEPARATION OF HIGH LOI FLY ASH [PDF-8KB]
Yee Soong, Kenneth J. Champagne, McMahan L. Gray, Thomas A. Link, James P. Knoer, Richard J. Jones and Michael R. Schoffstall, U.S. Department of Energy, NETL

MICROWAVE TREATMENT FOR DECARBONIZATION OF FLY ASH [PDF-63KB]
James M. Tranquilla, EMR Microwave Technology Corporation

SCR CLEANLINESS [PDF-11KB]
William G. Rafferty, Clyde Bergemann, Inc.
Presenter: Greg Gaudy, Kissick, Inc./Clyde Bergemann, Inc.

A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR FURNACE EXIT GAS TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND ITS APPLICATION TO POST-COMBUSTION NOx REDUCTION PROCESSES [PDF-13KB]
Peter Kirby and Daniel Menniti, Land Instruments International

BURNER UPGRADES FOR LOW NOx AND LOW LOI OPERATION [PDF-7KB]
Robert W. Pickering, RJM Corporation

FLEXISEAL ACCESS DOORS FOR THE POWER INDUSTRY [PDF-7KB]
Joseph Manna and Jon Emsbo, BTA/IMTEC Flexiseal Access Doors

ISOLATION OF CARBON ENRICHED FLY ASH CATALYSTS [PDF-7KB]
McMahan L. Gray, Kenneth J. Champagne and Yee Soong
U.S. Department of Energy, NETL

A NOVEL APPLICATION OF HIGH-CARBON FLY-ASH AS AN INDUSTRIAL BINDER [PDF-10KB]
S. Jayson Ripke, Zhijun Zhao, S. Komar Kawatra
Department. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, 
Michigan Technological University

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