Flue gas, the Glossary
Flue gas is the gas exiting to the atmosphere via a flue, which is a pipe or channel for conveying exhaust gases, as from a fireplace, oven, furnace, boiler or steam generator.[1]
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57 relations: Absorption (chemistry), Amine, Ammonia, AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, API gravity, Atmosphere, Boiler, Boiler (power generation), Carbon, Carbon capture and storage, Carbon dioxide, Carbon dioxide removal, Carbon monoxide, Chemical plant, Coal, Combustion, Electrostatic precipitator, Enhanced oil recovery, Exhaust gas, Fireplace, Flue, Flue-gas desulfurization, Flue-gas stack, Fossil fuel, Fuel gas, Fuel oil, Furnace (central heating), Gas, Heat of combustion, Hydrogen, Incineration, Industrial furnace, Integrated gasification combined cycle, Landfill gas, Mercury (element), Molecular mass, Natural gas, Nitrogen, Nitrogen oxide, North Sea, NOx, Oil refinery, Oven, Oxygen, Particulates, Petrochemical, Power station, Relative density, Scrubber, Soot, ... Expand index (7 more) »
Absorption (chemistry)
Absorption is a physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in which atoms, molecules or ions enter the liquid or solid bulk phase of a material.
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Amine
In chemistry, amines are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.
Ammonia
Ammonia is an inorganic chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula. Flue gas and Ammonia are industrial gases.
AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors
The AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors is a compilation of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s emission factor information on air pollution, first published in 1968.
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API gravity
The American Petroleum Institute gravity, or API gravity, is a measure of how heavy or light a petroleum liquid is compared to water: if its API gravity is greater than 10, it is lighter and floats on water; if less than 10, it is heavier and sinks.
Atmosphere
An atmosphere is a layer of gasses that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object.
Boiler
A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated.
Boiler (power generation)
An industrial boiler, originally used for supplying steam to a stationary steam engine A boiler or steam generator is a device used to create steam by applying heat energy to water.
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Carbon
Carbon is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6.
Carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a process in which a relatively pure stream of carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial sources is separated, treated and transported to a long-term storage location.
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Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula. Flue gas and Carbon dioxide are industrial gases.
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Carbon dioxide removal
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a process in which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere by deliberate human activities and durably stored in geological, terrestrial, or ocean reservoirs, or in products.
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Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide (chemical formula CO) is a poisonous, flammable gas that is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and slightly less dense than air. Flue gas and Carbon monoxide are industrial gases.
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Chemical plant
A chemical plant is an industrial process plant that manufactures (or otherwise processes) chemicals, usually on a large scale.
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Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams.
Combustion
Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke.
Electrostatic precipitator
An electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is a filterless device that removes fine particles, such as dust and smoke, from a flowing gas using the force of an induced electrostatic charge minimally impeding the flow of gases through the unit.
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Enhanced oil recovery
Enhanced oil recovery (abbreviated EOR), also called tertiary recovery, is the extraction of crude oil from an oil field that cannot be extracted otherwise.
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Exhaust gas
Exhaust gas or flue gas is emitted as a result of the combustion of fuels such as natural gas, gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, fuel oil, biodiesel blends, or coal. Flue gas and Exhaust gas are air pollution.
Fireplace
A fireplace or hearth is a structure made of brick, stone or metal designed to contain a fire.
Flue
A flue is a duct, pipe, or opening in a chimney for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, furnace, water heater, boiler, or generator to the outdoors.
Flue-gas desulfurization
Flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) is a set of technologies used to remove sulfur dioxide from exhaust flue gases of fossil-fuel power plants, and from the emissions of other sulfur oxide emitting processes such as waste incineration, petroleum refineries, cement and lime kilns. Flue gas and flue-gas desulfurization are air pollution and Environmental engineering.
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Flue-gas stack
A flue-gas stack, also known as a smoke stack, chimney stack or simply as a stack, is a type of chimney, a vertical pipe, channel or similar structure through which combustion product gases called flue gases are exhausted to the outside air. Flue gas and flue-gas stack are air pollution and combustion.
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Fossil fuel
A fossil fuel is a carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants and planktons), a process that occurs within geological formations.
Fuel gas
Fuel gas is one of a number of fuels that under ordinary conditions are gaseous. Flue gas and fuel gas are combustion and industrial gases.
Fuel oil
Fuel oil is any of various fractions obtained from the distillation of petroleum (crude oil).
Furnace (central heating)
A furnace (American English), referred to as a heater or boiler in British English, is an appliance used to generate heat for all or part of a building.
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Gas
Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter.
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Heat of combustion
The heating value (or energy value or calorific value) of a substance, usually a fuel or food (see food energy), is the amount of heat released during the combustion of a specified amount of it. Flue gas and heat of combustion are combustion.
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Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol H and atomic number 1.
Incineration
Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of substances contained in waste materials.
Industrial furnace
An industrial furnace, also known as a direct heater or a direct fired heater, is a device used to provide heat for an industrial process, typically higher than 400 degrees Celsius.
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Integrated gasification combined cycle
An integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) is a technology using a high pressure gasifier to turn coal and other carbon based fuels into pressurized gas—synthesis gas (syngas).
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Landfill gas
Landfill gas is a mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill as they decompose organic waste, including for example, food waste and paper waste. Flue gas and landfill gas are industrial gases.
Mercury (element)
Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80.
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Molecular mass
The molecular mass (m) is the mass of a given molecule.
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Natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
Nitrogen
Nitrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol N and atomic number 7. Flue gas and Nitrogen are industrial gases.
Nitrogen oxide
Nitrogen oxide may refer to a binary compound of oxygen and nitrogen, or a mixture of such compounds. Flue gas and nitrogen oxide are industrial gases.
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North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
NOx
In atmospheric chemistry, is shorthand for nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide, the nitrogen oxides that are most relevant for air pollution.
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Oil refinery
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refined into products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas and petroleum naphtha.
Oven
A double oven A ceramic oven An oven is a tool which is used to expose materials to a hot environment.
Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.
Particulates
Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air. Flue gas and particulates are air pollution.
Petrochemical
Petrochemicals (sometimes abbreviated as petchems) are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining.
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Power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power.
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Relative density
Relative density, also called specific gravity, is a dimensionless quantity defined as the ratio of the density (mass of a unit volume) of a substance to the density of a given reference material.
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Scrubber
Scrubber systems (e.g. chemical scrubbers, gas scrubbers) are a diverse group of air pollution control devices that can be used to remove some particulates and/or gases from industrial exhaust streams.
Soot
Soot is a mass of impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. Flue gas and Soot are air pollution.
Stoichiometry
Stoichiometry is the relationship between the weights of reactants and products before, during, and following chemical reactions.
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Sulfur
Sulfur (also spelled sulphur in British English) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16.
Sulfur dioxide
Sulfur dioxide (IUPAC-recommended spelling) or sulphur dioxide (traditional Commonwealth English) is the chemical compound with the formula. Flue gas and Sulfur dioxide are industrial gases.
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Sulfur oxide
Sulfur oxide refers to many types of sulfur and oxygen containing compounds such as SO, SO2, SO3, S7O2, S6O2, S2O2, etc.
Urea
Urea, also called carbamide (because it is a diamide of carbonic acid), is an organic compound with chemical formula.
Vehicle emission standard
Emission standards are the legal requirements governing air pollutants released into the atmosphere. Flue gas and Vehicle emission standard are air pollution.
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Water vapor
Water vapor, water vapour or aqueous vapor is the gaseous phase of water.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flue_gas
Also known as Flue -gas emissions from fossil-fuel combustion, Flue Gas Emissions From Fossil Fuel Combustion, Flue gases, Flue-gas emissions from fossil-fuel combustion, Fossil fuel emissions, Stack gas.
, Stoichiometry, Sulfur, Sulfur dioxide, Sulfur oxide, Urea, Vehicle emission standard, Water vapor.