Unit 4: Environmental Impact

Lesson 1: Course Welcome
 2 Topics
1a. Terms to Know
1b. Test Your Knowledge
Lesson 2: Enhancing Lignite’s Future Through Research & Development
 15 Topics
2a. Test Your Knowledge
2b. The Role of Technology in Coal-Fired Electrical Generation
2c. The Worldwide Future of Coal
2d. North Dakota Lignite Research Council’s Research & Development Program
2e. The Future of Lignite
2f. New Technologies Overview
2g. New Technologies: Coal Dryers
2h. New Technologies: Pulverized Coal-Fire Boilers
2i. New Technologies: Fluidized Bed Boiler Technology
2j. Future Technologies Overview
2k. Future Technologies: Supercritical Pulverized Coal Power Plant
2l. Future Technologies: Oxy-Combustion
2m. Future Technologies: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC)
2n. Future Technologies: Allam Cycle
2o. Test Your Knowledge
Lesson 3: Plant Level Environmental Compliance
 13 Topics
3a. Test Your Knowledge
3b. History of Environmental Laws
3c. The Clean Air Act of 1970 and Amendments
3d. Criteria Air Pollutants
3e. Mercury Controls
3f. NOx Controls
3g. SO2 Controls
3h. CO2 Controls
3i. Particulate Matter
3j. Monitoring Coal Plant Emissions
3k. Interactive Chimney
3l. Solid Waste Regulations
3m. Water Regulations
Lesson 4: Energy and Carbon Dioxide Management: Carbon Capture and Storage
 10 Topics
4a. What is Carbon Dioxide?
4b. Global Carbon Cycle
4c. The Greenhouse Effect
4d. Climate Change Patterns
4e. Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions
4f. Capturing Carbon Dioxide
4g. Transporting Carbon Dioxide
4h. Storing Carbon Dioxide
4i. Utilizing Carbon Dioxide
4j. Test Your Knowledge
Lesson 5: Additional Resources and Activities
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