Current Research into Mercury Control from Coal-Fired Power Plants
Dr. Larry Monroe
Southern Company Services, Inc.

In December 2000, EPA announced their intention to require coal-fired utility boilers to control mercury emissions. Since mercury concentrations in flue gas are one million times lower than that for the other pollutants of interest, control of these emissions will be quite a technical challenge. Various approaches to controlling mercury emissions will be discussed, and the commercial potential of each technology will be noted. Several exciting new processes have been proposed and these will also be discussed. Finally, the probable time table and several proposed emission levels will be presented.

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