Course Catalog
| CHEM 421 Clean Coal Technology | 3 Credits | |||
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This course introduces undergraduate students to coal
science and clean coal technology. Topics include
the occurrence and nature of coal, its
chemical and physical characteristics, methods of
cleaning and preparing coal, and processes for converting
coal into clean solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels and
gaseous fuels and combustion technologies.
Coal-based power plants generate over 42% of
global electricity supply and unfortunately
account for over 28% of global carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions. Therefore, with no doubts coal-based
energy production needs a tremendous change,
needs clean-coal technologies. The main task of this
course will be teaching the new methods of cleaner
energy production from already existing solid fuel
sources, and the acquisition of new renewable energy
sources. For this purpose clean coal technologies
and carbon emission management will be emphasized.
The course primarily will focus on technologies that
lead to efficient thermal and chemical conversion of coal
with reduced pollutant emissions to air, water
and land at all levels and stages of the
operation. Additionally, strong emphasis in the scope of the
course is put on the understanding, application and
integration of solid fossil fuels and renewables so
that the power system is eco-friendly, sustainable and of
high efficiency. Topics that will be covered: • Formation, structure and petrography of coal • Coal analyses, chemical and physical characteristics, classification of coal • Clean coal technologies • Carbonization, liquefaction and gasification processes • Mass and energy balances in combustion processes • Combustion process and coal power plants • Co-combustion of coals with renewable fuels • Atmospheric Pollution • Carbon capture and sequestration |
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| ECTS Credit: 6 ECTS (6 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year) | ||||
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