Poster Session
Session Coordinator: Thomas Erickson, Associate Director for Research, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota
CO2 Separation and Sequestration
| • | "Reactor Design Considerations for the Capture of Carbon Dioxide Using Solid Sorbents," James Hoffman, Chemical Engineer, with H. Pennline, S. Hedges, D. Fauth, and M. Gray, DOE NETL, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| • | "The AFA Filter System Layout and Results of Modeling for CO2 and Particulate Matter Removal," Mark LeClair, CEO and Founder, NanoSpire, Inc., Buxton, Maine, and Consultant for Peletex, Inc., Kahului, Hawaii |
| • | "Carbon Dioxide Capture and Separation Techniques for Power Generation Point Sources," Henry Pennline, Chemical Engineer, DOE NETL, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| • | "A Commercially Available, Field-Deployable, High-Accuracy Atmospheric Multigas Monitor Based on Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy," Kathleen Hartnett, Director of Business Development, Picarro, Inc., Sunnyvale, California |
Control
| • | "Mercury Capture by Fly Ash and Activated Carbon Sorbents under Simulated Fabric Filter Conditions," Miriam Di Blasi, Chemical Engineer, with C. LaMarca and S. Malloggi, Generation and Energy Management Division, ENEL SpA, Pisa, Italy; and M. Falcitelli, Consorzio Pisa Ricerche ScaRL Energy and Environment Division, Pisa, Italy |
| • | "Air Quality Control System for Bituminous Coal-Fired Plant," Kazuki Kobayashi, Senior Research Engineer, with I. Ishizaka and H. Kikkawa, Kure Research Laboratory, and H. Nosaka, Kure Division, Babcock-Hitachi K.K., Hiroshima, Japan; and S. Kawabata, Matsudo Research Laboratory, Hitachi Plant Technology K.K., Hiroshima, Japan |
| • | "Mercury Control by EPRI MerCAPTM Process," Tom Machalek, Engineer, with C. Richardson, URS Corporation, Austin, Texas; R. Chang, EPRI, Palo Alto, California; T. Ebner, K. Fisher, and R. Slye, Apogee Scientific, Englewood, Colorado; A. Freeman, Southern Company, Newnan, Georgia; M. Berry, Southern Company, Birmingham, Alabama; S. Smokey, Great River Energy, Stanton, North Dakota; and G. Archer and M. Strofus, Great River Energy, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| • | "Investigation into the Self-Heating of ToxeconTM Baghouse Ash-Activated Carbon Mixtures from TXU's Big Brown Station," Chris Martin, Research Engineer, with J. Pavlish and J. Thompson, EERC, Grand Forks, North Dakota; B. Wiemuth, TXU Power, Dallas, Texas; and S. Pletcher, DOE NETL, Morgantown, West Virginia |
| • | "Investigation into Factors Affecting In-Flight Sorbent Performance," Nicholas Pollack, Director of Business Development, with R. Vaughn, Calgon Carbon Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| • | "Precombustion Removal of Mercury and Trace Elements Using Existing Pulverizers," John Ralston, Vice President, ECO2 and MagMill Co., LLC, Kingsport, Tennessee; with R. Hurst, MagMill Co. LLC, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; and R. Oder, MagMill Co. LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| • | "Investigations into the Mercury Capture Mechanisms of Mineral-Based Sorbents," Pascaline Tran, Research Associate, Environmental Technologies, with X. Yang, L. Shore, and W. Hizny, BASF Catalysts LLC, Iselin, New Jersey |
| • | "Avoiding New Source Review When Injecting Activated Carbon," Rod Truce, Director, with J. Wilkins, Indigo Technologies Group Pty Ltd., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; and R. Crynack, Indigo Technologies LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania |
| • | "Evaluation of CuO and V2O5 as Catalysts of Mercury Oxidation in Combustion Flue Gases," Akimasa Yamaguchi, Research Scientist, with H. Akiho and S. Ito, Central Research Institute of Energy Power Industry, Nagasaka, Japan |
Greenhouse Gases
| • | "Utilization of Biomass to Control Emissions from Coal-Fired Plants," Boris Eiteneer, Engineering Program Manager, GE Energy Environmental Services, Santa Ana, California |
Health Issues
| • | "Environmental and Human Health Impacts from Particulate Matter (PM), Nitrogen Oxide (NO2), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), and Other Toxins Caused by Coal-Fired Combustion in Huainan, China," Yan Cao, Assistant Director for Research and Development, with Z. Cheng and W.-P. Pan, Institute for Combustion Science and Environmental Technology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky; X. Cheng, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan City, Anhui, P.R. China; B. Zhao, Huainan Environmental Protection Agency, Huainan People's Municipality, Huainan City, Anhui, P.R. China; and C. Groves, Hoffman Environmental Research Institute, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| • | "A Review of Recent Epidemiological, Toxicological, and Exposure Studies on the Health Effects of Mercury," Sid Nelson, Jr., President, Sorbent Technologies Corporation, Twinsburg, Ohio |
| • | "Inhalation Health Risk Assessment of Trace Elements Emitted from Coal-Fired Power Plants - Non-Carcinogenic Risk," Izumi Nishimura, Senior Research Scientist, with K. Asakura, M. Tsuzaki, and Y. Ichikawa, Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Abiko, Chiba, Japan |
Measurement
| • | "Laboratory Assessment of the OhioLumex Mercury Analyzer for the Analysis of Appendix K Sorbent Traps," R. Gregory Bennett, Senior Project Chemist, Shaw Environmental Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee; with J. Dunn, Jr., Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; T. Baker, U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; and D. Lander, Shaw Environmental Inc., Edgewood, Maryland |
| • | "Gas-Phase Oxidation of Elemental Mercury and the Effects of Aqueous-Phase Impinger Chemistry on Apparent Levels of Oxidation," Brydger Cauch, Master's Candidate, with G. Silcox, J. Lighty, and J. Wendt, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and A. Fry and C. Senior, Reaction Engineering International, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| • | "Development and Testing of an Oxidized Mercury Calibration Gas Source for CEMs and Instrumental Reference Methods," Matthew Dexter, Product Specialist, with I. Atheaux, W. Corns, and P. Stockwell, P S Analytical, Ltd., Orpington, United Kingdom |
| • | "Atmospheric Deposition of Mercury and Power Station Contributions: A Case Study from New South Wales, Australia," Upma Dutt, with P. Nelson, V. Strezov, and A. Morrison, Graduate School of the Environment, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| • | "Longest Testing of a Continuous Mercury Monitor at a Coal-Fired Power Plant," Tom Jarv, Principal Scientist, with R. Mangal, Kinectrics, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada; with B. Seckington, Ontario Power Generation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| • | "Laboratory and Field Experiences with Appendix K Sorbent-Based Mercury Emission Monitoring," Charles Nachreiner, Market Research Manager/Technical Sales Consultant, SKC Inc., Eighty Four, Pennsylvania; with S. Winter, Chemist, CONSOL Energy R&D, South Park, Pennsylvania |
| • | "Commercialization Challenges of Long-Term Sorbent-Based Mercury Emissions Monitoring," Volker Schmid, Special Projects Investigator, with J. Wright, Clean Air Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; L. Coyne, SKC Inc., Eighty Four, Pennsylvania; and S. Winter, CONSOL Energy Inc., South Park, Pennsylvania |
| • | "Overcoming Low Spike Recoveries Following Appendix K Stack Sampling Protocol," Joseph Siperstein, President, with P. Dufresne, OhioLumex Company, Inc., Twinsburg, Ohio |
Mercury and Coal Utilization By-Products
| • | "Measurement of Mercury Flux from Coal Utililization By-Product Samples," Natalie Pekney, Research Associate, with D. Martello, K. Schroeder, and E. Granite, DOE NETL, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Oil and Natural Gas Industry Issues
| • | "Electron Beam Flue Gas Treatment (EBFGT) as a Multicomponent Air Pollution Control Technology," Andrzej Pawelec, Head of Laboratory, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw, Poland; and Jerzy Warych, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland; with A. Basfar, King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology, Atomic Energy Research Institute, Radiation Technology Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; O. Fageeha, N. Kunummal, and S. Al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian Oil Company (SAUDI ARAMCO), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; A. Chmielewski, B. Tyminski, and Z. Zimek, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw, Poland; and J. Licki, Institute of Atomic Energy, Otwock-Swierk, Poland |
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