Ash Deposition in a Pulverized CoalFired Power （火山灰沉积粉火力发电）.pdf

1512 Energy Fuels 2004, 18, 1512 1518 Ash Deposition in a Pulverized Coal-Fired Power Plant after High-Calcium Lignite Combustion Jose-Luis Fernandez-Turiel,† Andreas Georgakopoulos,*,‡ Domingo Gimeno, Georgios Papastergios,‡ and Nestoras Kolovos§ Institute of Earth Sciences J. AlmeraCSIC, Sole I Sabaris s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, Laboratory of Economic Geology, Department of MineralogyPetrologyEconomic Geology, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124, Greece, Department of Geochemistry, Petrology and Geological Exploration, Faculty of Geology, University of Barcelona, Marti I Franques s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, and Public Power Corporation of Greece, Western Macedonian Lignite Center, GR-50200, Ptolemais, Greece Received January 28, 2004. Revised Manuscript Received May 15, 2004 The fabric, mineralogy, and chemistry of high-calcium ash deposits from the Agios Dimitrios pulverized-lignite power plant in northern Greece have been investigated as a key to the ability to improve the performance of the power plant. All inner surfaces in the boiler are covered with a layer of particulate matter showing various degrees of agglomeration or with fouling deposits. Agglomerated fabric occurs in the lower and upper furnace sections, whereas sintered textures are mainly observed in the air heater sections. Particles in the size range of 1050 m with no sign of large agglomeration constitute the fly ash. Calcium mineral phases are dominant in deposits (anhydrite (CaSO ), calcite (CaCO ), portlandite (Ca(OH) ), and lime (CaO)); however,