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Pollutant Emissions
Charles E. Baukal, Jr.
13.1 Introduction
The purpose of this chapter is to alert the interested
reader about the potential effects on pollutant emissions
of using oxygen-enhanced combustion. As will be shown,
depending on the level of OEC used in a given combus-
tion process, pollutant emissions may either increase or
decrease. Specic examples industry-wise are given in the
application chapters elsewhere in the book. This chapter
will provide some generalizations and discuss some of
the theory that explains the tendencies. Note that oxygen-
enhanced combustion has been successfully used in ther-
mal oxidation application ...