Exhaust Gas Treatment in Thermal Power Plants: A Review

Abstract

An extensive review of exhaust gas treatment in thermal power plants was conducted. The nature of emissions and hazards caused by pollutants at electric thermal plants were clearly indicated. CO2 capture, desulfurization, denitrification and PM collection as control measures for treatment were successfully well explored and recommended to be best in practice. The majority of the studies under consideration are consistent with their findings and agree with standard procedures. The work can serve as a platform to find benefits in pollution reduction in the atmosphere which mitigates global warming and prevent deadly respiratory diseases. However, more effort is needed to improve the baghouse PM collection system and the eventual method of disposal.