Clean Coal Engineering Technology洁净煤工程技术

Concernovertheeffectsofairbornepollution,greenhousegases,andtheimpactofglobalwarminghasbecomeaworldwideissuethattranscendsinternationalboundaries,politics,andsocialresponsibility.The2ndEditionof"CoalEnergySystems:CleanCoalTechnology"describesanewgenerationofenergyprocessesthatsharplyreduceairemissionsandotherpollutantsfromcoal-burningpowerplants.Coalisthedirtiestofallfossilfuels.Whenburned,itproducesemissionsthatcontributetoglobalwarming,createacidrain,andpollutewater.Withalloftheinterestandresearchsurroundingnuclearenergy,hydropower,andbiofuels,manythinkthatcoalisfinallyonitswayout.However,coalgenerateshalfoftheelectricityintheUnitedStatesandthroughouttheworldtoday.Itwilllikelycontinuetodosoaslongasit'scheapandplentiful[Source:EnergyInformationAdministration].Coalprovidesstabilityinpriceandavailability,willcontinuetobeamajorsourceofelectricitygeneration,willbethemajorsourceofhydrogenforthecominghydrogeneconomy,andhasthepotentialtobecomeanimportantsourceofliquidfuels.Conservationandrenewable/sustainableenergyareimportantintheoverallenergypicture,butwillplayalesserroleinhelpingussatisfyourenergydemandstoday.Dramaticallyupdatedtomeettheneedsofaneverchangingenergymarket,"CoalEnergySystems,2ndEdition"isasinglesourcecoveringpolicyandtheengineeringinvolvedinimplementingthatpolicy.Thebookaddressesmanycoal-relatedsubjectsofinterestrangingfromthechemistryofcoalandthefutureengineeringanatomyofacoalfiredplanttothecuttingedgecleancoaltechnologiesbeingresearchedandutilizedtoday.A50percentupdateoverthefirstedition,thisnewbookcontainsnewchaptersonprocessessuchasCO2captureandsequestration,IntegratedGasificationCombinedCycle(IGCC)systems,Pulverized-CoalPowerPlantsandCarbonEmissionTrading.Itlooksattheexistingmaterialsonworldwidecoaldistributionandquantities,technicalandpolicyissuesregardingtheuseofcoal,technologiesusedandunderdevelopmentforutilizingcoaltoproduceheat,electricity,andchemicalswithlowenvironmentalimpact,visionforutilizingcoalwellintothe21stcentury,andthesecuritycoalpresents.Itincludes:CleanLiquidsandGaseousFuelsfromCoalforElectricPower,IntegratedGasificationCombinedCycle(IGCC)systems,Pulverized-CoalPowerPlants,AdvancedCoal-BasedPowerPlants,and,Fluidized-BedCombustionTechnologyCO2captureandsequestration.