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A search for “desulfurization” results in a list that includes …
Advanced Analytical Instrumentation and Facilities for In-Situ Reaction Studies - NETL researchers are using analytical instruments to study in-situ (in-place) reactions of solid and gaseous fossil fuels such as coal and coal derivatives.
Advanced Process Simulation - NETL's Advanced Process Engineering Co-Simulator (APECS) is first-of-a-kind software that helps improve performance of advanced fossil fuel power plants.
Autoclave Test Facility - Environmental and geosciences researchers perform laboratory-scale studies of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuel flows and their interactions in the Autoclave Test Facility. These studies are performed, for example, to determine whether flue gases are suitable for capture and storage (sequestration) after release from coal-fired plants.
CT Scanner Laboratory - Used in conjunction with NETL's Core Flow Laboratory and computational research capabilities, the CT Scanner Laboratory enables researchers to evaluate what happens to materials as a result of carbon storage (sequestration).
Coal By-Products Laboratories - Key NETL resources for testing and analyzing residues include the long-term leaching columns (LTLC) and continuous, stirred-tank extractor (CSTX) . Additional specialized instruments and tools are used to trace and analyze mercury and other potentially hazardous residues.
Device Scale Modeling - This research facility uses state-of-the-art, high-speed computing resources to verify computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models used to study coal gasifiers, gas turbine combustors, solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems, and liquefied natural gas plumes, as well as mercury capture technologies.
Fluid-Bed Gasifier/Modular Gas Cleanup Rig - One of the promising technologies NETL is pursuing is advanced fluidized-bed combustion (FBC). Pressurized FBC (PFBC) systems use a mixture of burning coal, a sorbent such as limestone or dolomite, and jets of air to produce a high-pressure gas stream at temperatures that can drive a gas turbine.
Fluidization Research: Multiphase Flow/Gas-Solid Transport Laboratory - NETL’s research, development, and demonstration initiatives are leading to improved operations of coal-based power systems, and future power supplies that are environmentally clean and economically affordable. One method NETL researchers are using is advanced computational and experimental research, which is helping to develop novel technologies, including transport gasifiers, circulating fluidized-bed combustors, and hot gas desulfurization.
Fuel Cell Testing Facility - The Fuel Cell (DFC) Testing Facility at the National Energy Technology Laboratory provides performance testing of prototype fuel cell systems for use in stationary, transportation, and military applications. Researchers can evaluate alternative solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technologies with respect to energy output and efficiency.
Fugitive Gas Emissions Detection Facilities - NETL uses an array of innovative laboratory techniques and field methods to detect and monitor fugitive emissions of CO2 stored in geologic formations.
Fundamental Combustion Laboratory - At the Fundamental Combustion Laboratory, combustion science researchers are able to study fundamental combustion processes and properties at a laboratory scale, using advanced laser-based systems.
Geological Sequestration Core Flow Laboratory - NETL's Geological Sequestration Core Flow Laboratory is a flexible, state-of-the-art facility investigating much-needed solutions for how to store CO2 that has been captured from coal-fired power plants.
High-Performance Computer Clusters - High-performance computing infrastructure and partnerships with regional science consortia allow NETL scientists to determine a wide range of physical and chemical properties--from nanoscale molecular studies to the feasibility of commercial-scale power plants.
High-Pressure Combustion Facility - NETL's High-Pressure Combustion Facility provides the fuel test capabilities needed to evaluate new high-pressure, high-temperature hydrogen turbine combustion concepts.
Hybrid Performance Facility - The Hybrid Performance Facility is being used to model hybrid power systems that combine fuel cells and turbines. Innovative, zero-emission fuel cells are being developed that will operate on coal-derived hydrogen.
Hydrogen Separation Facilities - The Hydrogen Separation Group investigates, evaluates, and develops hydrogen separation membranes and materials. Researchers are focused on developing stable and robust membranes that are suitable for the rapid, selective removal of hydrogen from mixed gas streams.
Infrared Spectroscopy Test Facility - As part of its research into how to manage, minimize, or prevent release of CO2 from power plants into the atmosphere, NETL has an onsite facility that tests how CO2 behaves when injected into different geological formations such as below-ground coal fields.
Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory - NETL's Laser Spectroscopy Laboratory uses optical diagnostic techniques to improve combustion processes including those for advanced gas turbine engines.
Manometric Sorption Test Facility - NETL research focuses on ways to capture CO2 from power plant fuel streams and flue stack emissions, and safely store (or sequester) it into geological formations such as coal bed strata , natural gas fields, or saline formations.
Methane Hydrate Laboratory - NETL's methane hydrate laboratory pursues the data, technology, and knowledge needed to produce methane from hydrate deposits. Hydrate view cells are an important tool used to determine the physical properties of hydrates synthesized in the laboratory and of hydrate samples recovered during coring operations in deepwater and permafrost sediments.
Microbiology Laboratory - NETL's state-of-the-art Microbiology Laboratory carries out significant research to develop biosensors (live organisms) that can detect environmental contaminants such as mercury, which are generated by coal-burning power plants.
Modular Carbon Dioxide Capture Facility - To accelerate the development and evaluation of low-cost separation and capture technologies, NETL is designing and constructing a flexible, Modular CO 2 Capture Facility (MCCF). This facility will be able to simulate the operation of advanced fossil energy conversion systems in order to test new capture technologies on coal combustion flue gas, as well as on synthetic gas from advanced fossil fuel conversion systems.
Reciprocating Engine Laboratory - NETL's reciprocating engine laboratory focuses on research to enable high efficiency, cleaner burning engines. Some of the laboratory's activities are development of laser spark ignition systems, hydrogen engine operation, partial oxidation engine operation, and diesel engine particulate studies.
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Experimental Laboratory - The Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Experimental Laboratory characterizes the performance and operation of single cells and small stacks. The laboratory is equipped with several test stands capable of evaluating solid oxide fuel cells at pressurized conditions and temperatures up to 1000°C.
Sorbent and Catalyst Preparation Facilities - NETL researchers are seeking technical solutions to pressing problems related to fossil fuel extraction, processing, and utilization. To this end, laboratory-scale facilities are used to prepare, test, and analyze sorbents and catalysts used in fixed-, moving-, and fluid-bed reactors — three types of reactors often used in advanced fossil-fueled power plants.
Sorbent/Catalyst Bench-Scale Testing Facilities - NETL has three unique gas/solids reactors that have the capability of testing in either the fixed- or fluidized-bed configurations, and at high temperatures and low-to-high pressures. These reactors are being used to evaluate how well regenerable sorbents/catalysts remove CO2 , NOx , mercury, and other trace elements from combustible coal gas streams.
Surface and Materials Science Laboratories - Experiments conducted at NETL's Surface and Materials Science Laboratories characterize the structure, composition, and chemistry of systems and materials.
Trace Metal Capture Laboratories - By simulating and studying coal-derived gases, researchers have been able to examine numerous sorbents and their ability to capture mercury and arsenic.
Visualization Lab - The Visualization Research Group at NETL focuses on developing leading edge software and systems to help fossil energy researchers better understand their data using advanced visualization technologies. Primary efforts include visualizing computational fluid dynamics results, advanced power systems, and geographic information.
Water Tunnel Facilities - Researchers are using NETL's low-pressure and high-pressure Water Tunnel Facilities to study technical feasibility and environmental effects of CO 2 storage in freshwater and saltwater environments.
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