CO2 carbon dioxideCO2CRC Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies COE cost of electricity CS carbon sequestration CSLF Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum CSM/IFP Co
Trang 1CO2 carbon dioxide
CO2CRC Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies COE cost of electricity
CS carbon sequestration CSLF Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum CSM/IFP Colorado School of Mines/Instituit Français du Petrole
CTL coal to liquid DCL direct coal to liquids DCS distributed control systems DDGS distillers dried grains with solubles DKRW Doyle Kelly Ramm & White Energy, LLC DOE Department of Energy
DRB demonstrated reserve base EIA Energy Information Administration EOR enhanced oil recovery
EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPAct2005 Energy Policy Act of 2005 EPIC Econo-Power International Corporation ESA Economics and Statistics Administration ESP electrostatic precipitators
FEED front end engineering and design FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FF fabric filter FGD flue gas desulfurization
GCCC Gulf Coast Carbon Center GCCI Global Climate Change Initiative GDP Gross Domestic Product
GE General Electric
A P P E N D I C E S
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GVW Gross Vehicle Weight
GWE gigawatt of electricity
H2SO4 sulfuric acid
HCl hydrogen chloride
HCN hydrogen cyanide
HF hydrogen fluoride
HFCS high fructose corn syrup
HHV high heating value
HRI Hydrocarbon Research, Inc
HTF Highway Trust Fund
HTI Hydrocarbon Technologies, Inc
ICL indirect coal to liquids
ICM intracytoplasmic membranes
ITP Industrial Technologies Program
IEA International Energy Authority
IGCC integrated gasification combined cycle IOF Industries of the Future
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ITM ion transport membrane
kWh kilowatt-hour
LFC liquids from coal
LHV lower heating value
LNG liquefied natural gas
LPG liquefied petroleum gas
M85 85% methanol, 15% gasoline
Mcf thousand cubic feet
MEA monoethanolamine
MEPI Midwest Ethanol Producers
MITRE company name, not an acronym
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MTBE methyl tertiary-butyl ether
MW/HR megawatt per hour NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NACC North American Coal Corporation NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NATCARB National Carbon Sequestration Database and
Geographical Information System NCC National Coal Council
NETL National Energy Technology Laboratory
NGL natural gas liquids NGCC natural gas combined cycle
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NMA National Mining Association
NOX nitrogen oxide NPC National Petroleum Council NSPS New Source Performance Standards NSR New Source Review
O&M operations and maintenance OCDC Ohio Cooperative Development Center OIL Oil India Ltd
OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OSM Office of Surface Mining PAC powdered activated carbon
PCC pulverized coal combustion PC/CFB pulverized coal/circulating fluidized bed PC/SC pulverized coal-fired supercritical steam cycles
A P P E N D I C E S
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PM particulate matter
PRB Powder River Basin
psi pounds per square inch
R&D research and development
RD&D research, development and demonstration
RFS renewable fuels standard
SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act:
A Legacy for Users SCPC supercritical pulverized coal
SCR selective catalytic reduction
SDA spray dryer absorption
SECA Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance
SMCRA Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
SMR steam methane reforming
SNCR selective non-catalytic reduction
SO2 sulfur dioxide
st/d standard tons per day
SU/SD start up/shut down
Tcf trillion cubic feet
tpy tons per year
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
USC Ultra Supercritical
USCPCC Ultra Supercritical Pulverized Coal Combustion
USGS United States Geological Survey
VEETC Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit
VOC volatile organic compounds
WFGD wet flue gas desulfurization (wet scrubbing)
WMPI Waste Management & Processors, Inc
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March 2006
VOLUME I
COAL: AMERICA’S ENERGY FUTURE
The National Coal Council
1730 M Street, NW
Suite 907
Washington, DC 20036
www.NationalCoalCouncil.org