Neville G. Pinto

TL;DR: In this paper, the results of an 18-month investigation to advance the development of a novel Low Temperature Selective Catalytic and Adsorptive Reactor (LTSCAR) for the simultaneous removal of NO and mercury (elemental and oxidized) from flue gases in a single unit operation located downstream of the particulate collectors are reported.

TL;DR: In this article, the concept of partially oriented, short-fiber beds has been introduced and it has been shown that these novel beds have the potential for simultaneously providing a high adsorption capacity and high throughput capability.

TL;DR: In this article, the theoretical basis for a frequency domain π-shift reflectometer for measuring soil moisture content has been presented, which uses an interferometry approach to separate the effect of conductivity from that of the dielectric constant.

Abstract: Coal will likely continue to be a dominant component of power generation in the foreseeable future. This project addresses the issue of environmental compliance for two important pollutants: NO{sub x} and mercury. Integration of emission control units is in principle possible through a Low Temperature Selective Catalytic and Adsorptive Reactor (LTSCAR) in which NO{sub x} removal is achieved in a traditional SCR mode but at low temperature, and, uniquely, using carbon monoxide as a reductant. The capture of mercury is integrated into the same process unit. Such an arrangement would reduce mercury removal costs significantly, and provide improved control for the ultimate disposal of mercury. The work completed in this project demonstrates that the use of CO as a reductant in LTSCR is technically feasible using supported manganese oxide catalysts, that the simultaneous warm-gas capture of elemental and oxidized mercury is technically feasible using both nanostructured chelating adsorbents and ceria-titania-based materials, and that integrated removal of mercury and NO{sub x} is technically feasible using ceria-titania-based materials.

TL;DR: This communication compares the accuracy of a micro open parallel plate system (microOPPS) with a conventional packed column for predicting isotherm data by using the H-root method (HRM); good predictions can be obtained with the microOPPS with the advantage of significantly lower sample consumption.