Current and future emissions of primary pollutants from coal-fired power plants in Shaanxi, China

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 595; pp. 505 - 514
• Main Authors: Xu, Yong, Hu, Jianlin, Ying, Qi, Hao, Hongke, Wang, Dexiang, Zhang, Hongliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.10.2017
• Subjects: ash content; carbon; carbon monoxide; China; cities; coal; Coal-fired power plant; combustion; decontamination; Decontamination efficiency; Emission inventory; emissions; emissions factor; inventories; nitrogen oxides; particulates; pollutants; power plants; Reduction; Shaanxi; sulfur; sulfur dioxide; volatile organic compounds; China; Emission inventory; Coal-fired power plant; Decontamination efficiency; Reduction; Shaanxi

A high-resolution inventory of primary atmospheric pollutants from coal-fired power plants in Shaanxi in 2012 was built based on a detailed database compiled at unit level involving unit capacity, boiler size and type, commission time, corresponding control technologies, and average coal quality of...