Energy transition and the role of system integration of the energy, water and environmental systems

H Mikulčić, J Baleta, JJ Klemeš, X Wang - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
Time is running out, while it is becoming obvious that many countries may fail to meet Paris
Agreement goals. More intensive efforts should be invested with a strong emphasis on …

Electrostatic precipitation of nanoparticles and submicron particles: review of technological strategies

AE De Oliveira, VG Guerra - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2021 - Elsevier
Very small particles dispersed in the atmosphere display complex dynamics, due to their
characteristics of Brownian motion and low sedimentation rate, while chemical and physical …

Fugitive Road Dust PM2.5 Emissions and Their Potential Health Impacts

S Chen, X Zhang, J Lin, J Huang, D Zhao… - Environmental …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Fugitive road dust (FRD) particles emitted by traffic-generated turbulence are an important
contributor to urban ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5). Especially in urban areas of …

Techno-economic performances of clean heating solutions to replace raw coal for heating in Northern rural China

M Deng, R Ma, F Lu, Y Nie, P Li, X Ding, Y Yuan… - Energy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The combustion of raw coal leads to severe environmental pollution; however, many people
in Northern rural China still use coal as a primary heat source. How to select clean heating …

Distribution, chemical fractionation, and potential environmental risks of Hg, Cr, Cd, Pb, and As in wastes from ultra-low emission coal-fired industrial boilers in China

Y Tong, J Gao, T Yue, X Zhang, J Liu, J Bai - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study conducted a comprehensive investigation of the distribution, chemical
fractionation, and potential environmental risks of Hg, Cd, Cr, Pb, and As in waste based on …

Effect of modified fly ash injection on As, Se, and Pb emissions in coal-fired power plant

J Wang, Y Zhang, T Wang, H Xu, WP Pan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Modified fly ash injection was installed at the outlet of selective catalytic reduction (SCR)
systems in a 1000 MW coal-fired power plant, reaching 94% mercury capture rate. Due to …

Comprehensive understanding of SO3 effects on synergies among air pollution control devices in ultra-low emission power plants burning high-sulfur coal

Z Yang, P Ji, Q Li, Y Jiang, C Zheng, Y Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
The environmental issue of SO 3 pollution caused by coal-fired power plants attracts
increasing attention. This work focused on the synergies between air pollution control …

Potential environmental risk of trace elements in fly ash and gypsum from ultra–low emission coal–fired power plants in China

D Han, L Xu, Q Wu, S Wang, L Duan, M Wen… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ultra–low emission retrofitting (ULE) in China's coal–fired power plants (CFPPs)
enhances removal efficiencies of trace elements, which may increase their contents in fly …

Emission characteristics of condensable particulate matter and sulfur trioxide from coal-fired power plants

F Yang, Z Li, H Liu, P Feng, H Tan, S Zhang… - Journal of the Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-criteria air pollutants, namely, sulfur trioxide (SO 3) and condensable particulate matter
(CPM), are attracted more attention due to the non-negligible emission. In this work, the …

Effects of wet flue gas desulfurization and wet electrostatic precipitators on emission characteristics of particulate matter and its ionic compositions from four 300 MW …

B Wu, H Tian, Y Hao, S Liu, X Liu, W Liu… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
To achieve ultralow-emission (ULE) standards, wet electrostatic precipitators (WESP)
installed downstream from wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) have been widely used in …