Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Users and Conversion Devices
- 1 Aero Gas Turbines
- 2 Ground-Based Gas Turbines
- 3 Reciprocating Engines
- 4 Process Heaters
- 5 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Production
- Part II Chemical Energy Carriers
- 6 Syngas and Biogas
- 7 Liquid Fuel Synthesis
- 8 Ammonia
- 9 Metal Fuels
- 10 Bio-based Solid Fuels
- Part III Fundamental Combustion Processes
- 11 Fundamentals of Gaseous Combustion
- 12 Liquid Fuel Atomization and Combustion
- 13 Pollutant Emissions of Alternative Fuels
- Part IV Case Studies
- 14 Certification of Drop-In Alternative Fuels for Aviation
- 15 Fuel Composition Influences on Reciprocating Engine Performance
- 16 Near-Zero- and Zero-Carbon Fuels in Industrial Gas Turbines
- 17 Hydrogen Solutions for Net-Zero Power Generation
- Index
- References
13 - Pollutant Emissions of Alternative Fuels
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 December 2022
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Users and Conversion Devices
- 1 Aero Gas Turbines
- 2 Ground-Based Gas Turbines
- 3 Reciprocating Engines
- 4 Process Heaters
- 5 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Production
- Part II Chemical Energy Carriers
- 6 Syngas and Biogas
- 7 Liquid Fuel Synthesis
- 8 Ammonia
- 9 Metal Fuels
- 10 Bio-based Solid Fuels
- Part III Fundamental Combustion Processes
- 11 Fundamentals of Gaseous Combustion
- 12 Liquid Fuel Atomization and Combustion
- 13 Pollutant Emissions of Alternative Fuels
- Part IV Case Studies
- 14 Certification of Drop-In Alternative Fuels for Aviation
- 15 Fuel Composition Influences on Reciprocating Engine Performance
- 16 Near-Zero- and Zero-Carbon Fuels in Industrial Gas Turbines
- 17 Hydrogen Solutions for Net-Zero Power Generation
- Index
- References
Summary
A major motivation for the development and ultimate replacement of petroleum-based fuels with alternatives is the desire to reduce the carbon emissions (i.e., CO2) created when burning hydrocarbon fuels in prime mover devices. In addition to CO2, combustion of hydrocarbon fuels in air will inevitably create a number of other emissions (e.g., NOx, soot, etc.), which can have detrimental effects on human health or the local (or global) environment. Furthermore, the desire for a more economic and stable fuel supply has also provided impetus for the identification of alternative feedstocks for fuels. With these motivations to find alternative fuels for power generation, it is important to understand how different fuels can impact pollutant formation. This chapter focuses on the fundamentals of pollutant formation in combustion, as well as the impact of various alternative fuels on the combustion generated emissions. This includes carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides (NOx), and soot. These topics are addressed for a variety of candidate fuels, including hydrogen and ammonia.
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- Renewable FuelsSources, Conversion, and Utilization, pp. 451 - 484Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022