TY - JOUR
TI - NOx and SO2 emission factors for Serbian lignite Kolubara
AU - Jovanović Vladimir V
AU - Komatina Mirko S
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2012
VL - 16
IS - 4
SP - 1213
EP - 1228
PT - Article
AB - Emission factors are widely accepted tool for estimation of various  pollutants emissions in USA and EU. Validity of emission factors is strongly  related to experimental data on which they are based. This paper is a result  of an effort to establish reliable NOx and SO2 emission factors for Serbian  coals. The results of NOx and SO2 emissions estimations based on USA and EU  emission factors from thermal power plants Nikola Tesla Obrenovac A and B  utilizing the Serbian lignite Kolubara are compared with experimental data  obtained during almost one decade (2000-2008) of emissions measurements.  Experimental data are provided from regular annual emissions measurement  along with operational parameters of the boiler and coal (lignite Kolubara)  ultimate and proximate analysis. Significant deviations of estimated from  experimental data were observed for NOx, while the results for SO2 were  satisfactory. Afterwards, the estimated and experimental data were plotted  and linear regression between them established. Single parameter optimization  was performed targeting the ideal slope of the regression line. Results of  this optimization provided original NOx and SO2 emission factors for Kolubara  lignite.