Fluidized bed combustion

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011358",
  "term": "Fluidized bed combustion",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Process for burning coal more efficiently, cleanly, and cheaply. A stream of hot air is used to suspend a mixture of powdered coal and limestone during combustion. About 90 to 98 percent of the sulfur dioxide produced during combustion is removed by reaction with limestone to produce solid calcium sulfate.\n\n2. Process where a fuel is burned in a bed of granulated particles which are maintained in a mobile suspension by the upward flow of air and combustion products.",
  "abbreviation": "FBC",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "40 CFR 63.10042 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 63.11237 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/fluidized-bed-combustion/"
}