Xiang Gao - Multi-Pollutant Control for Flue Gases: Principles and Applications

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Since the Industrial Revolution, energy production from various fossil fuels (e.g., coal, crude oil, and natural gas) has rapidly increased worldwide. Although energy utilization has contributed significantly toward global economic and social developments, millions of tons of pollutants are emitted every year from electricity production, industries, transportation, and other sources. The resulting air pollution has massively affected the environment and human health, thus becoming a global concern. Many countries have adopted legislations to regulate the emission of various pollutants to alleviate their adverse effects. After years of development and unremitting governance, air quality all over the world has significantly improved. However, many parts of the world, particularly developing countries, are still facing severe air pollution.

Research efforts in China have led to the development of the best multi-pollutant control technologies in the thermal power industry that are now being employed in other industries. In particular, breakthroughs have been made in the development of an ultra-low emission technology for flue gas pollutants. This book thus provides a detailed overview of recent progresses in air pollutant control technologies ranging from single-pollutant treatment to multi-pollutant control. In the first chapter, types of air pollution and their control issues related to energy utilization are discussed in detail. The principles and applications of pollutant control technology, including catalytic, electric, and absorption methods, and multi-pollutant removal systems and a technology evaluation are then discussed in the subsequent four chapters.

This book provides scientists and engineers with fundamental and applied knowledge associated with multi-pollutant control of flue gases and can also be used as a reference for teachers and students in related fields at educational institutions. Furthermore, the emerging challenges, new methodologies, innovative technologies, and integrated strategies discussed herein could provide researchers, students, engineers, and policymakers with helpful insights for multi-pollutant control.

This book would not have been possible without many contributors whose names did not make it to the cover. We are greatly indebted to our colleagues for their valuable time to proofread this book and suggest changes. Special thanks to our colleagues and students in our research group, including Dr. Yang Yang, Dr. Zhengda Yang, Dr. Xuesen Du, Dr. Xiao Zhang, Dr. Qingyang Lin, Dr. Shaojun Liu, Dr. Yan Lu, Dr. Longchao Yao, Dr. Weiguo Weng, Dr. Hao Song, Dr. Xinbo Zhu, Dr. Jun Zhang, Dr. Shuo Zhang, Dr. Yishan Guo, Dr. Ruiyang Qu, Dr. Wenshuo Hu, Dr. Qianyun Chang, Dr. Pei Yan, Dr. Haitao Zhao, Mr. Yifan Wang, Mr. Zhongyang Zhao, Mr. Qi Xin, Mr. Chang Liu, Mr. Lingyu Shao, Mr. Zhicheng Wu, Mr. Yi Dong, Mr. Mingchu Ran, Ms. Weijia Ren, Mr. Yujie Fu, Ms. Linhang Zhu, Ms. Ying Wang, Mr. Yuhao Shao, Mr. Shangbo Han, Mr. Hao Zhang, Mr. Wenjun Li, Mr. Cong Luo, Ms. Yu Zhang, Mr. Zhong Zheng, Mr. Zhesheng Hua, Mr. Jiaben Wang, Ms. Xiaofan Liu, Mr. Chunbo Pang, Mr. Yongxin Zhang, Mr. Weihong Wu, Ms. You Zhang, Mr. Can Zhou, and Ms. Dian Xu.

This work was supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (No. 51125025), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50776079, No. U1609212, No. 51836006, No. 52076191), National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFC0203701, No. 2017YFB0603201), National Key Technology R&D Program (2011BAA04B08, 2012BAB18B03), and Environmental Welfare Project of Ministry of Environmental Projection of China (No. 201509012).