Environmental efficiency of gas purification and ash collection in Russian mining and metallurgical industry

The problem of reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide from the flue gases of coal-fired TPPs is highly relevant for domestic energy in connection with the annual increase in coal production. This article analyzes statistical data in the field of coal mining, describes the current state in the field of gas purification and ash collection in the mining and metallurgical industry of the Russian Federation. To regulate pollutant emissions by stationary sources in Russia, a system of maximum permissible and temporarily agreed emissions (MPE and ENV) was introduced. The country takes part in international programs aimed at protecting the environment from the harmful effects of human activity. Despite the general dynamics of reducing air pollution in the Russian Federation, emissions from mining and metallurgical enterprises only increase. This is due to deficiencies in the technical condition and operation of dust and gas cleaning equipment at electric power enterprises. The main ones are the moral and physical deterioration of the equipment fleet, the need for reconstruction and modernization of devices. The average degree of flue gas cleaning from ash at Russian TPPs is 95.5 %, which is noticeably less than abroad. Efficiency of the gas treatment plants used does not meet modern environmental requirements. The flue gases at our TPPs are not cleaned from sulfur and nitrogen oxides; there are practically no devices for continuous monitoring of TPP emissions. The article provides the rationale for the transition of enterprises to the best available technologies (BAT) in the field of gas purification. The use of a gas conditioning system allows 30 – 40 % reduction in the amount of funds spent on the construction of electrostatic filters. In recent years, in connection with the advent of new technologies for burning coal, filters for the purification of hot gases made of ceramic materials have been created. We have analyzed the state of gas purification and ash collection in the mining and metallurgical industry of the Russian Federation and its impact on the atmosphere. An assessment of the current state of gas purification equipment at the enterprises was carried out.

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