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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Demonstration of Amended Silicates™ for Mercury Control at Miami Fort Unit 6 Project Summary Spring, 2004 Jim Butz, Principal Investigator Amended Silicates, LLC
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Features of Sorbents for Mercury Control Low capital cost Easy to retrofit Control is simple Minimal impact on plant operation Hg removal rate controlled by sorbent injection ratio Applicable to all coals, some more difficult (PRB, lignite) Ongoing need for sorbent Sorbent collected with fly ash Two types of sorbent for mercury control – activated carbon and Amended Silicates™
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Amended Silicates™ Advance Sorbent Solution Amended Silicates™ are inexpensive, non-carbon substrates amended with mercury-binding sites Silicate-based substrate, chemically similar to the native fly ash – no impact on sale of fly ash Sites react with elemental and oxidized mercury species to bind the mercury to the sorbent ADA initial development effort funded by DOE, EPA, CH2M Hill Patent pending
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Amended Silicates™ Mercury Control Pilot Plant Results Note: Concentration units [µg/Nm 3 ] 96.7%90.0%70.5% % Removal 0.250.462.04 Post-Baghouse Hg 1.630.525.88 Pre-Baghouse Hg 7.033.837.25 Baseline Vapor 7.554.61 Total Hg baseline 9.13.81.6 Sorbent Injection Rate (lb/MMACF) © 2003, all rights reserved
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Amended Silicates™, LLC Joint Venture – ADA Technologies - technology developer – CH2M Hill - utility market presence and scale-up to commercial production – Amended Silicates, LLC was formed in April 2003 Objective – Provide advance sorbent technology as a low-cost capital and O&M solution to meet utility customers’ need to control flue- gas mercury Current Status – Amended Silicates, LLC will develop, manufacture, market, and sell advanced sorbent on a commercial scale in the ~2007 timeframe.
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Project Objective Primary: Demonstrate ability of Amended Silicates sorbent to remove mercury from flue gas in a commercial-scale installation. Conduct a 30-day continuous trial to show compatibility with plant equipment. Secondary: Deliver commercial quantities of Amended Silicates sorbent for use in the demonstration.
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Project Team Amended Silicates, LLC: prime contractor and administrator of first- and second- tier subcontracts ADA Technologies, Inc.: sorbent developer and lead organization for field operations CH2M Hill: lead organization for sorbent preparation and site engineering Cinergy Power Generation Services, LLC: Provider of host site and cost-share partner
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Host Site Description Cinergy Miami Fort station in North Bend, OH Unit 6: 175 MW(e) capacity Eastern bituminous coal (WV and KY sources) Equipped with 3 ESPs in series (2 back-to- back, common box), each less than 200 SCA Mercury measurements to be made after first ESP to be representative of small-ESP plant configuration
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Project Overview Scheduled for completion in 16 months after contract signature Scope: $1.76 million, including Amended Silicates sorbent costs of ~$600K Phase I: Preparation Phase II: Demonstration Phase III: Analysis
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Phase I: Preparation Project Planning – Detailed coordination with host site, project team Site Preparation and Sorbent Acquisition – CFD modeling of injection to optimize layout Injection System Installation and Checkout Mercury Monitoring System Installation and Checkout (UNDEERC)
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Phase II: Demonstration Baseline Mercury Removal Characterization Activated Carbon Trial – Use as basis for comparison Amended Silicates Trial – Control Level (parametric) Investigation – Extended Injection Evaluation Ontario Hydro Sampling for comparison with CEMS data and QA/QC evaluation
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Phase III: Analysis QA/QC Planning and Execution – UNDEERC as QA/QC lead Analysis of Data from Demonstration Trials – Establish project data base – ID trends and significant parameters in sorbent performance Reporting – Preparation of conference papers and project reports Project Management – Establish project website for coordination among team members and means to share data – Manage overall project activities with respect to scope, schedule, and budget
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Mercury Measurement UNDEERC mercury continuous emissions monitors Western Kentucky University Ontario-Hydro sampling Coal and Fly ash samples to be acquired on a routine basis for mercury analysis Fly ash samples acquired for evaluation in concrete testing by Boral Materials Technologies
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Milestones April 2004- project start Fall 2004- start installation at site Early 2005- deliver sorbents to site First Quarter of 2005: start of injection at host site Second Quarter 2005: finish testing, start analyses Third Quarter 2005: Complete analyses, prepare final report Fourth Quarter 2005: Continue planning for dedicated sorbent manufacturing facility; identify additional test opportunities
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“Advanced sorbent solutions for the environment.” © 2003, all rights reserved Seeking Strategic Partners Looking for utilities, others for technical and financial participation in project Opportunity to monitor project on a first-hand basis Review of data and input to test plans Confidential insight into sorbent production and economics Favored position in scheduling of further demonstrations
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