Fuel combustion product

Nuclear power plants of the future are to be designed and operated with the objective of better fiilfiUing the role as a bulk power producer that, because of reduced vulnerabiUty to severe accidents, should be more broadly accepted and implemented. Use of these plants could help stem the tide of environmental damage caused by air pollution from fossil-fuel combustion products (64). 

Delwiche, C. C. and Likens, G. E. (1977). Biological response to fossil fuel combustion products. In "Global Chemical Cycles and Their Alterations by Man" (W. Stumm, ed.), pp. 73-88. Dahlem Kon-ferenzen, Berlin. 

Volume of effluent gas Small volume because of absence of nitrogen and hydrocarbon combustion products Large volume because of presence of air and fuel combustion products... 

Kaden, D. A., Thilly, W. G., Mutagenic Activity of Fossil Fuel Combustion Products, Conference on Carbonaceous Particles in the Atmosphere, T. Novakov, ed., University of California, Berkeley, 193, 1978. 

Comar CL, Nelson N. 1975. Health effects of fossil fuel combustion products Report of a workshop. Environ Health Perspect 12 149-170. 

Desulphurisation of hydrocarbon fuels has traditionally been carried out primarily as part of the refining and upgrading process. Accordingly by far the most advanced and best understood chemistry and technology is to be found in this area. Prior to the advent of major concern for environmental impact of fossil fuel combustion products relatively little was done to desulphurise hydrocarbon fuels (principally coal) prior to combustion and past effects of large scale consumption of high sulphur coals can still be seen in major industrialised areas around the world. 

Hanson, R.L., Clark, C.R., Carpenter, R.L. and Hobbs, C.H. (1981) Evaluation of Tenax-GC and XAD-2 as polymer adsorbents for sampling fossil fuel combustion products containing nitrogen oxides. Environmental Science and Technology, 15 (6), 701-5. 

Hard-core RMs of carbonate-alkylaryl sulfonates (OCABS) are prepared by reaction of carbon dioxide with calcium or magnesium oxide (or hydroxide) in the presence of a surfactant (Delfort et al., 1995 Mansot et al., 1993a). Because of their alkaline reservoir they are able to neutralize the acidic by-products resulting from oxidation of oil and from fuel combustion products (blow-by). 

National Research Council (NRC) (1999). Gulf War and Health, Vol. 3. Fuels, Combustion Products, and Propellants. National Academy Press, Washington DC, 516 pp. 

Once again, the reference states for determination of the specific enthalpies in this equation must be those used to determine the value of A//°. If the heats of combustion in Table B.l are used, the reference states would be the fuel, combustion products (including liquid water), and inert species at 25 C and 1 atm. The fuel would be in whichever state (solid, liquid, or gas) Table B.l specifies. 

Naphthalene may be released to the environment as a wood and fossil fuel combustion product or from unintentional, accidental release of petroleum fuels. It is relatively volatile at room temperature and tends to evaporate readily. In air, naphthalene will react with hydroxyl and nitrate radicals. This compound has a relatively short half-life in soil and water due to its volatility and rapid degradation. The half-life of naphthalene in soil ranges from 2 to 18 days. 

A pipeline carrying millions of gallons of JP-8 fuel to a nearby naval base runs through the center of town and large numbers of flights have resulted in the airborne release of fuel combustion products and residues. I19-23 ... 

Sulfur is measured on the basis of both quantity and potential corrosivity. The quantitative measurements can be made by means of a combustion bomb (ASTM D-129, IP 61). The measurement of potential corrosivity can be determined by means of a copper strip procedure (ASTM D-13, IP 154). The quantitative determination is an indication of the corrosive tendencies of the fuel combustion products, whereas the potential corrosivity indicates the extent of corrosion to be anticipated from the unbumed fuel, particularly in the fuel injection system. 

These data and other data on mussels sampled elsewhere on the U.S. West Coast (33,34,35) clearly indicate that there is a low concentration of 10 9 g/g dry weight of fossil fuel or fossil fuel combustion product aromatics in one species of biota sampled in several locations of the coastal zone of the United States. In two cases to date, samples have shown elevated levels of aromatic hydrocarbons. These samples were taken near Boston and Biloxi, areas thought to be contaminated due to chronic release of these compounds to the marine environment. 

The operational acceptability of a fuel especially for the pulverized coal or heavy liquid fuels depends on storage, handling, dosing, and combustion behavior, the extent to which the fuel combustion products contaminates the product. 

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