With the buzz around rising fuel costs at an all-time high, a large portion of coverage in consumer and trade media, alike, has focused on alternative fuels for transportation. While it is important to consider how such activity will impact the growth of the chemical process industries (CPI), this doesn’t address the implications of, and solutions to, high fuel costs within the CPI.
One way around high CPI fuel costs is to switch to alternate fuels, of which many are available in addition to gas, oil and coal. Examples include wood waste, recovered cooking oils, used oils, and solid fuels including coal.
A three-hour course on Wednesday afternoon (2:00–5:00 p.m.), entitled Combustion of Alternative Fuels in the CPI and the Effects on Air Pollution Control, will address these options from a practical, how-to perspective. Thanks to the vast experience of the instructors, Thomas F. McGowan and Joe Santoleri, the course moves beyond abstract recommendations and instead provides insight that you can directly apply in your day-to-day job. A myriad of applications, spanning many industries, will be covered.
The focus will be the use of alternate fuels, and their effects on combustion and air-pollution control systems. The presenters’ goal is to promote proper choice of combustion and air-pollution control systems, and safe and economical operation while meeting regulatory requirements. Attendees will gain an understanding of control devices and strategies for combustion, gasification, pyrolysis, and incineration of a variety of waste fuels and conventional fossil fuels, issues on fuel switching, and limiting air pollutants. These choices will be discussed in the context of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.