TREATMENT OF FLUE GAS AND COAL TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION-OVERVIEW
Keywords:
air protection, flue gas desulfurization, coal washing, coal gasification, coal combustion in a fluidized bed
Abstract
This paper presents the procedures that can be used to reduce air pollution that originates from the burning of fossil fuels. Research has shown that burning coal is the largest source of emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides and suspended particles. In order to reduce the emission of harmful agents from thermal power plants, several procedures based on various technologies are applied. It is possible to treat the already created flue gases created by burning coal in the classic way, treatment of the coal itself before the start of combustion in the thermal power plant and special procedures for coal treatment. Very effective procedures applied to protect air from pollution in the energy sector are: flue gas desulphurization (FGD), coal purification before the combustion process (coal washing), coal gasification and coal combustion in a fluidized bed.
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WARD, C.R. (2013) Coal Gasification, Chapter Coal Gelogy, Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Elsevier.
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Published
2025-07-28
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Mihajlović, S., Đorđević, N., Matijašević, S., & Kašić, V. (2025). TREATMENT OF FLUE GAS AND COAL TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION-OVERVIEW. Podzemni Radovi, 1(46), 123-137. https://doi.org/10.5937/podrad2501123M
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