tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post6843605610984167054..comments2023-04-07T05:19:44.951-04:00Comments on Yes Vermont Yankee: Some Results from our Press ConferenceMeredith Angwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-77778529159663893312010-05-03T16:36:39.559-04:002010-05-03T16:36:39.559-04:00Thank you Martin.
That is really interesting. ...Thank you Martin. <br /><br />That is really interesting. <br /><br />One of the issues of NOx control for coal is that combustion methods for NOx control tend to make more black carbon. In the coal industry, it is called L. O. I. (loss on ignition)...that is, percent of carbon in the fly ash, measured by weight loss on heating (igniting) the fly ash. LOI goes up as you burn rich in part of the boiler, in order prevent NOx formation.Meredith Angwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-74470237630054811192010-05-03T12:05:49.124-04:002010-05-03T12:05:49.124-04:00This link has information about black carbon (soot...This link has information about black carbon (soot)<br />http://www.aegpl.eu/Content/Default.asp?PageID=78&DocID=1031<br />When oil or wood burn, soot is a byproduct. The soot adds to global warming in addition to the production of CO2 by absorbing sun light (the exact opposite of snow). This study says that up to 16% of global warming may be due to soot. If Vermont burns twice as much wood to make electricity, then not only will more CO2 be created than burning uranium but the soot (and a lot of it) will warm us up too.Martin Burklenoreply@blogger.com