Cofiring Animal Waste In Low NOx Burners for NOx and Hg Reduction In Coal-Fired Plants
2007 DOT-RITA Seed Award
PI: Dr. Kalyan Annamalai (Texas A&M University, Texas Engineering Experiment Station) Co-PI: Dr. John M. Sweeten (Texas AgriLife Research-Amarillo, Texas A&M University Agriculture
Research & Extension Center)
Funded: $70,000
Start Date: 07/01/07
End Date: 12/31/09
Expected Outcomes
Demonstrate the use of cattle biomass (CB) as a co-fired fuel in Low NOx burners.
Once the proposed technology has been demonstrated, there is the possibility of significant
emissions reductions from stored feedstock biomass (FB) and the generation of additional
revenue to both farmers and power companies. Moreover, there is the prospect of improving
the environment in terms of improved air quality and the sustainability of clean streams
and watersheds in rural America. Manure-based biomass can add a significant portion
to the list of new, renewable fuels available to the country’s power production facilities
from a growing, industrialized agricultural sector.