Assessment of Manufacturers' Capabilities to Meet Requirements for Control of Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide, Particulate Matter, and Nitrogen Oxides from Industrial Boilers

摘要

The report reviews the capabilities of manufacturers of air pollution control equipment to produce sufficient numbers of control devices for new industrial boilers with heat inputs greater than 2.9 MW thermal, should regulations be promulgated. The report covers the period 1981 to 1995. The supply of flue gas desulfurization systems will be inadequate if controls are required on small boilers. The supply of systems to control particulate matter emissions, however, should be satisfactory. The industry providing systems to treat nitrogen oxides in flue gas is poorly developed and apparently could not supply enough systems for all industrial boilers. Limited data are available about combustion modification for nitrogen oxide control, but the combustion modification industry appears abler than the flue gas treatment industry to meet a demand for more stringent control of nitrogen oxide emissions.