Nuclear applications for the treatment of flue gases

Andrzej G.Chmielewski

Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology Warsaw, Poland

Mars -53⁰C

Venus 450⁰C

Earth 13⁰C

Why the atmosphere is important ?

Big cities ! Big nations ! Needs for electricity!

Fossil fuels - main source of electricity

Air pollution

Conventional flue gas treatment process

Limestone-Gypsum Process (SO2 removal) Ammonia Selective Catalytic Reduction Process (NOx removal)

E-beam flue gas treatment process

Accelerator and reaction vessel

catode supply

catode accelerating tube

accelerating electrodes

scanning coils

scanner

vacuum pump

cooling air

DC Supply

Process and its engineering

Electron Beam Flue Gas Treatment Plant „Pomorzany”

Control room at EPS Pomorzany

A.G. Chmielewski, E. Iller et al.: Modern Power Systems, 53-54 (May 2001)

EPS Pomorzany -

accelerator

EPS Pomorzany –

process vessel

Spray cooler and elecrostatic precipitator

of Benson Boilers

By-product warehouse

Final products – Mixed Fertilizer

Electron accelerators help to keep environment clean and safe !

Thank you!