Preface
1. Part I Advanced power plant materials and designs
1.1. Advanced gas turbine materials, design and technology
1.1.1. Development of materials and coatings for gas turbines and turbine components
1.1.2. Higher temperature efficiency operation
1.1.3. Design for hydrogen-rich gases
1.1.4. Design to run at variable generation rates
1.1.5. Sources of further information
1.1.6. References
1.2. Gas-fired combined-cycle power plant design and technology
1.2.1. Plant design and technology
1.2.2. Applicable criteria pollutants control technologies
1.2.3. CO2 emissions control technologies
1.2.4. Advantages and limitations of gas-fired combined-cycle plants
1.2.5. Sources of further information
1.2.6. References
1.3. Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant design and technology
1.3.1. Introduction: types of integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plants
1.3.2. IGCC plant design and main processes technologies
1.3.3. Applicable CO2 capture technologies
1.3.4. Applicable emissions control technologies
1.3.5. Advantages and limitations of coal IGCC plants
1.3.6. Sources of further information
1.3.7. References
1.4. Improving thermal cycle efficiency in advanced power plants: water and steam chemistry and materials performance
1.4.1. Key characteristics of advanced thermal power cycles
1.4.2. Volatility, partitioning and solubility
1.4.3. Deposits and corrosion in the thermal cycle of a power plant
1.4.4. Water and steam chemistry in the thermal cycle with particular emphasis on supercritical and ultra-supercritical plant
1.4.5. Challenges for future ultra-supercritical power cycles
1.4.6. References
2. Part II Gas separation membranes, emissions handling, and instrumentation and control technology for advanced power plants
2.1. Advanced hydrogen (H2) gas separation membrane development for power plants
2.1.1. Hydrogen membrane materials
2.1.2. Membrane system design and performance
2.1.3. Hydrogen membrane integration with power plant
2.1.4. Hydrogen storage and transportation
2.1.5. Future trends
2.1.6. Sources of further information and advice
2.1.7. References
2.2. Advanced carbon dioxide (CO2) gas separation membrane development for power plants
2.2.1. Performance of membrane system
2.2.2. CO2 membrane materials and design
2.2.3. Design for power plant integration
2.2.4. Sources of further information
2.2.5. References
2.3. Advanced flue gas cleaning systems for sulfur oxides (SOx ), nitrogen oxides (NOx ) and mercury emissions control in power plants
2.3.1. Flue gas desulfurization (FGD)
2.3.2. Selective catalytic reduction (SCR)
2.3.3. Selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR)
2.3.4. Hybrid SNCR/SCR
2.3.5. Activated carbon injection systems
2.3.6. Sources of further information
2.3.7. References
2.4. Advanced flue gas dedusting systems and filters for ash and particulate emissions control in power plants
2.4.1. Materials, design, and development for particulate control
2.4.2. Sources of further information
2.4.3. References
2.5. Advanced sensors for combustion monitoring in power plants: towards smart high-density sensor networks
2.5.1. Vision of smart sensor networks
2.5.2. Sensor information processing
2.5.3. References
2.6. Advanced monitoring and process control technology for coal-fired power plants
2.6.1. Advanced sensors for on-line monitoring and measurement
2.6.2. Sources of further information
2.6.3. References
3. Part III Improving the fuel flexibility, environmental impact and generation performance of advanced power plants
3.1. Low-rank coal properties, upgrading and utilization for improving the fuel flexibility of advanced power plants
3.1.1. Properties of low-rank coal
3.1.2. Influence on design and efficiency of boilers
3.1.3. Low-rank coal preparation
3.1.4. Technologies of low-rank coal upgrading
3.1.5. Utilization of low-rank coal in advanced power plants
3.1.6. Future trends in coal upgrading
3.1.7. Sources of further information
3.1.8. References
3.2. Biomass resources, fuel preparation and utilization for improving the fuel flexibility of advanced power plants
3.2.1. Biomass types and conversion technologies
3.2.2. Chemical constituents in biomass fuels
3.2.3. Physical preparation of biomass fuels
3.2.4. Functional biomass mixes
3.2.5. References
3.3. Development and integration of underground coal gasification (UCG) for improving the environmental impact of advanced power plants
3.3.1. Brief history of UCG
3.3.2. The UCG process
3.3.3. Criteria for siting and geology
3.3.4. Drilling technologies and well construction for UCG
3.3.5. Integration with power plant
3.3.6. Environmental issues and benefits
3.3.7. Conclusion and future trends
3.3.8. Sources of further information
3.3.9. References
3.4. Development and application of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage for improving the environmental impact of advanced power plants
3.4.1. Premise: capture and sequestration of CO2 from power plants
3.4.2. Fundamentals of subsurface CO2 flow and transport
3.4.3. Fundamentals of subsurface CO2 storage
3.4.4. Enhanced oil/gas and coalbed methane recovery
3.4.5. CO2 storage in deep saline formations
3.4.6. Comparison of storage options: oil/gas versus coal versus deep saline
3.4.7. General site selection criteria
3.4.8. Emissions versus potential subsurface storage capacity
3.4.9. Sealing and monitoring to ensure CO2 containment
3.4.10. Alternatives to geologic storage
3.4.11. Sources of further information and advice
3.4.12. References
3.5. Advanced technologies for syngas and hydrogen (H2) production from fossil-fuel feedstocks in power plants
3.5.1. Syngas production from gas and light liquids
3.5.2. Syngas conversion and purification
3.5.3. Syngas and hydrogen from heavy feedstocks
3.5.4. Thermal balance of hydrogen production processes
3.5.5. Sources of further information
3.5.6. References
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