Expanded Table of Contents for Coal Power Book

Expanded Table of Contents for Coal Power Book

6.1 Coal Power Basics           11

  1. Formation and Types of Coal
  2. Energy and Power of Coal
  3. Coal Power Plant Operations
  4. Turbines in Coal Power Plants
  5. Abbreviations used in Coal Power

6.2 Coal Mining Methods           21

  1. Surface Mining
  2. Underground Mining
  3. Types of Entry

6.3 Coal Mining Safety        29

  1. Collapsing Mines
  2. Water and Flooding
  3. Ventilation
  4. Black Lung
  5. Dust Control
  6. Face Masks and Respirators

6.4 Environmental Effects and Clean Coal Technologies        39

  1. Introduction
  2. Pollutants and Methods to Minimize Each
  3. Clean Coal Technologies
  4. Gasification Details
  5. Modernization of Coal Power Plants

6.5 CO2 and the Environment      53

  1. Introduction
  2. Global Heating Effect
  3. Infrared Radiation and Greenhouse Gasses
  4. Percentages of Greenhouse Gasses
  5. Body Heat, CO2 and Temperature
  6. CO2 and Plant Life
  7. Volcanoes, Fires, and other Natural CO2 Production
  8. Earth History: Are We Just Going Through A Cycle?
  9. Recent Temperature Trends

6.6 Mercury and Coal Power       65

  1. Introduction
  2. Amount of Mercury in Perspective
  3. Mercury as Found in Coal
  4. Mercury When Coal is Burned
  5. Forms of Mercury in the Flue
  6. Mercury After Being Emitted
  7. Methyl Mercury – Basic Science
  8. Minamata, Methyl Mercury, and Coal Power
  9. Clean Coal Technology and Mercury: Introduction
  10. Clean Coal Technology and Mercury: Existing Technology
  11. Clean Coal Technology and Mercury: New Technology

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  • Appendix     81
  • Bibliography   82
  • Index      87