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NOxNOxSources and Control MethodsPresented byKOMAL AROOSHKOMAL AROOSH
(2010-2012)
CENTRE FOR COALCENTRE FOR COALTECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF THEUNIVERSITY OF THEUN!A"UN!A" 1
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CONTENTSCONTENTS• Specific sources of NO x• NO x Effects• Characteristics of NO x compounds• NO x Regulation• NO x Formation
• Control Technologies & Techniques• Combustion odification• !dd"On Controls #Flue $as Treatment %
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SpecificSpecificsources ofsources ofNONO
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1! "o#bustion sources• Automobiles• Boilers• Incinerators
2! Hi$%-te#per&ture industri&' oper&tions• Metallurgical furnaces• Blast furnaces• Plasma furnaces• Kilns
! Ot%er sources• Nitric acid plants• Industrial processes that use nitric
acid (
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NONO ffectsffects
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It is one of the main ingredients involved in theformation of ground-level ozone, hich can trigger
serious respirator! problemscontributes to nutrient overload that deteriorates ater"ualit!contributes to atmospheric particles that cause
visibilit! impairment most noticeable in national par#sreacts to form nitrate particles, acid aerosols, as ellas N$ %, hich also cause respirator! problems
contributes to formation of acid rain
reacts to form to&ic chemicalscontributes to global arming
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"%&r&cteristics"%&r&cteristicsof NOof NO
co#poundsco#pounds
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NO * Nitric o ide• 'olorless and odorless gas• Insoluble in ater ()emember this for later on*+• o&ic
NO 2 * Nitro$en dio ide• suall! e&ists as a dimer compound (N %$ . + at lo
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• 0as distinct reddish-bro n color • Moderatel! soluble in a"ueous li"uids• o&ic• 'ontributes to bro n haze that occurs ith smog
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NONORe$u'&tionRe$u'&tion
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NO concentr&tions &re re'&ti+e'y 'o,in t%e &t#osp%ere so ,%y &re t%eyre$u'&ted.
N$ and N$ % react rapidl! ith othercompounds, creating ozone and otherundesirable compounds1 he N$ and N$ %
ma! never reach high concentrations, but arecreating other air pollutants1
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NONOxx
FormationFormation
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• 2ormed at elevated temperatures duringcombustion of fuel in the presence of air1
• Appro&imatel! 3/ to 345 of the nitrogen
o&ides generated in combustionprocesses are in the form of nitric o&ide(N$+1 ()emember this for later on*+
• $nce in the atmosphere, the N$ reactsin a variet! of photochemical and thermalreactions to form N$ %1
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• /%er#&' NO/%er#&' NO formed b! reactionbet eenN % and $ % in the air6 sensitive to
temperature• ue' (or Pro#pt) NOue' (or Pro#pt) NO formed fromcombustion of fuel containing organicnitrogen6 dependent on local combustionconditions and nitrogen content in the fuel1
Not all of the fuel nitrogen compounds arereleased during combustion1 nli#e sulfur,a significant fraction of the fuel nitrogenremains in the bottom ash or in the fl! ash1
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"ontro'"ontro'/ec%no'o$ies/ec%no'o$ies
/ec%ni3 es/ec%ni3ues
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N$& control technologiesN$& control technologies
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1. Modify combustion to suppress NOx formation
• 7o e&cess air operation• $ff-stoichiometric combustion• 2lue gas recirculation
• Natural gas reburning
2. Reduce No x to molecular nitrogen throughcontrols (also kno n as flue gas treatment!
• 8elective Non-'atal!tic )eduction (8N')+• 8elective 'atal!tic )eduction (8')+• 9r! 8orption
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NO contro' /ec%ni3uesNO contro' /ec%ni3ues
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8trategies for 'ombustion Modification8trategies for 'ombustion Modification
)educe pea#te#per&tures othe flame zone)educe gasresidence ti#e in the flame
zone
1,
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4ou'd ,et scrubbers be & $ood contro'
tec%ni3ue for NO e#issions.:et scrubbers ould not be a goodcontrol techni"ue for N$ & emissions1
Re&son N$ is mainl! formed during the
combustion process and N$% is formed
in the atmosphere1 8ince N$ isinsoluble in ater, et scrubbing ouldnot or# ver! ell*
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"o#bustion"o#bustionModific&tionsModific&tions
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Lo, e cess &ir oper&tion Involves a reduction in thetotal "uantit! of air used in the combustion process1 B!using less o&!gen, the amount of N$& produced is not asgreat1
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Off-stoic%io#etric co#bustion ; Involves the mi&ing ofthe fuel and air in a a! that reduces the pea#gas temperatures and pea# o&!gen concentrations1
Lo, NO burners ; Keeps temperatures
do n and dissipates heat "uic#l! O+erfire &ir (O A) ; Keeps mi&ture fuel rich
and completes combustion process using airin
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O#$Sto%ch%o&etr%c Co&'ust%on %n "urnerO#$Sto%ch%o&etr%c Co&'ust%on %n "urner(Lo) No(Lo) No xx "urner*"urner*
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O#$Sto%ch%o&etr%c Co&'ust%onO#$Sto%ch%o&etr%c Co&'ust%on
(O+er,re A%r*(O+er,re A%r*
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O#$Sto%ch%o&etr%c Co&'ust%onO#$Sto%ch%o&etr%c Co&'ust%on
("urners$Out$o-$Ser+%ce*("urners$Out$o-$Ser+%ce* )
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'ue $&s recircu'&tion'ue $&s recircu'&tion
Involves the return of cooled
combustion gases to the burner areaof the boiler1 )educed temperaturesproduce less N$&1 he processre"uires a recirculation fan and ducts!stem1
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Involves the operation of the main burners in aboiler at ver! lo e&cess air (fuel richconditions+1 A series of overfire air ports are used in thisupper region to provide all of the air needed for
complete combustion1
ue' Reburnin$ue' Reburnin$
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ue' Reburnin$ ,
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Add-OnAdd-On
"ontro's"ontro's( 'ue 6&s( 'ue 6&s/re&t#ent/re&t#ent !!
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Se'ecti+e non-c&t&'ytic reduction syste#s
(SN"R)Involves the in
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Se'ecti+e Nonc&t&'ytic Reduction (SN"R) Re&ctions
O H NOO NH
O H N O NO NH
'
'
*()(
*(((
+→+
+→++
!bo/e 1... oC
'1
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Example SNCR System for NoExample SNCR System for No xx Control in aControl in a '
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Se'ecti+e c&t&'ytic reduction (S"R) Involves using beds containing ammonia or urea toreduce nitrogen o&ides to molecular nitrogen and ater1
o or three catal!sts (usuall! tungsten and vanadium+are arranged in hone!comb shapes in the beds so aircan flo through1 N$& reduction efficiencies rangingfrom ?4 to 3/5 are possible hen the amount ofcatal!st is sufficient, the catal!st is in good condition,the ammonia reagent flo is sufficient, and theammonia is ade"uatel! distributed across the gasstream1
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Se'ecti+e "&t&'ytic Reduction (S"R) Re&ctions
O H N O NH NO
O H N O NH NO
&&catal0stsupportedO1orTiO
&'&
&&catal0stsupportedO1orTiO
&'
*'(&
*((()&&
)&&
+ → ++
+ → ++
Temperature 2 '.. " (.. oC
'(
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Exapmle SCR System for NoExapmle SCR System for No xx Control in aControl in a ')
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7ry Sorption7ry Sorption◦ Activated carbon (220 ~ 2 0 oC!◦ S"ell #l$e %as &reatin' System (~ 00 oC!
◦ Al)ali *etal and Al)ali Eart" *etal based sorbents
CuOOCu
O H SOCu H CuSO
O H N O NH NO
CuSOSOOCuO
→+
++→+
+ → ++
→++
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catal0stsasCuSOorCuO'
(
)3.
&&
*(((
)3.(