Non-Negligible Stack Emissions of Noncriteria Air Pollutants from Coal-Fired Power Plants in China: Condensable Particulate Matter and Sulfur Trioxide
- 7 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Environmental Science & Technology
- Vol. 54 (11), 6540-6550
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c00297
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the emission characteristics of condensable particulate matter (CPM) and sulfur trioxide (SO3) simultaneously through ammonia-based/limestone-based wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) from four typical coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) by conducting field measurements. Stack emissions of filterable particulate matter (FPM) all meet the Chinese ultra-low emission (ULE) standards, whereas CPM concentrations are prominent (even exceed 10 mg/Nm3 from two CFPPs). We find NH4+ and Cl− increase markedly through the ammonia-based WFGD, and SO42− is generally the main ionic component both in CPM and FPM. Notably, the occurrence of elemental Se in FPM and CPM is significantly affected by WFGD. Furthermore, the established chemical profiles in FPM and CPM show distinct discrepancy. In CPM, the elemental S mainly exists as sulfate, and the metallic elements of Na, K, Mg, and Ca mainly exist as ionic species. Our results may indicate that not all SO3 is included in CPM, and they co-exist in stack plume. With the substantial reduction of sulfur dioxide (SO2), S distributed in SO3, CPM, and FPM becomes non-negligible. Finally, the emission factors (EFs) of CPM and SO3 under typical ULE technical routes fall in the ranges of 74.33−167.83 and 48.76−86.30 g/(t of coal), accordingly.Funding Information
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2016YFC0201501, 2018YFC0213202)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21177012, 21377012, 21777008, 51678056)
- China Energy Investment Corporation (GJNY-19-56)
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