• Application of Chemical Dust Suppressants for Control of Fugitive Dust in Ash pond of Thermal Power Plant
  • Choi, Yu-Lim;Choi, Jong-Soo;Yang, Jae-Kyu;Park, Sun-Hwan;Joo, Hyun Soo;Chang, Yoon-Young;
  • Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University;Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University;Ingenium College, Kwangwoon University;SUNIL Engineering & Consultant Co., LTD;Korea Environment Institute;Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University;
  • 화력발전소의 회처리장 내 비산먼지 저감을 위한 화학적 먼지억제제 적용 연구
  • 최유림;최종수;양재규;박선환;주현수;장윤영;
  • 광운대학교 환경공학과;광운대학교 환경공학과;광운대학교 인제니움학부대학;(주) 선일이앤씨;한국환경정책평가연구원;광운대학교 환경공학과;
Abstract
The objective of this study is to evaluate efficiencies of chemical suppressants for control of fugitive dust in ash pond of thermal power plant. In this study, $MgCl_2$, PAM (polyacrylamide), and PVA (poly vinyl alcohol) that are generally applied to suppression of fugitive dust generated from unpaved road, coal mining, storage piles and etc, were employed as chemical dust suppressants. The coal ash (coal combustion residuals) were sampled from the ash pond of Yeongheung power division in Incheon, South Korea. The characterization of the sample including particle size distribution, pH, $pH_{PZC}$ and pore volume as well as XRF analysis were carried out. The suppressant treated-samples were investigated with the wind tunnel experiments to estimate and compare the effect of suppressants on stabilization of the surface of coal ash samples. According to the results, the stability of suppressant-treated samples were significantly improved compared to water-treated samples. Among the three kinds of suppressants, PAM and PVA showed higher efficiencies and cost saving than $MgCl_2$.

Keywords: Fugitive dust;Coal ash;Pond ash;Dust control;Dust suppressant;

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