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Fate of Mercury in Coal Byproducts from DOE's Mercury Control Technology Field Testing Program and Related Projects

Source Publication:Abstract from the China Workshop on Mercury Control from Coal Combustion
Primary Author:Aljoe, Feeley III, Murphy, Schroeder, Brickett, Kairies
Institution:U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, Science Applications International Corporation
Research Site:Field Experiment
State:Not State Specific
Date/Year:2004
Focus:Mercury
Category:Proceedings & Bulletins & Research Reports
Crop:Not Crop Specific
Download:TheFateofMercuryinCoalManuscript.pdf (305.9 KB)
Reported Results:

The U.S Department of Energy/National Technology Laboratory (DOE/NETL) research has heled further scientific understanding of the behavior of coal utilization by-products (CUBs) in both disposal and beneficial utilization applications. The following general observations can be drawn from results of the research that has been carried out to date:

There appears to be only minimal mercury release to the environment in typical disposal or utilization applications for CUBs generated using activated carbon injection control technologies.

There appears to be only minimal mercury release to the environment in typical disposal and utilization applications for CUBs generated using wet FGD control technologies. 

The amount of mercury leached from CUB samples tested by DOE/NETL is significantly lower than the federal drinking water standards and water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life; in many cases, leachate concentrations were below the detection limits of the analytical methods.

 

 

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