Clean coal engineering technology / Bruce G. Miller, Senior Scientist and Associate Director, EMS Energy Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The chemical and physical characteristics of coal -- Coal as fuel -- The effect of coal usage on human health and the environment -- Introduction to coal utilization technologies -- Anatomy of a coal-fired power plant -- Clean coal technologies for advanced power generation -- Coal-fired emissions and legislative action -- Particulate formation and control technologies -- Formation and control of sulfur oxides -- Formation control of nitrogen oxides -- Mercury emissions reduction -- Formation and control of acid gases and organic and inorganic hazardous air pollutants -- Carbon dioxide emissions reduction and storage -- Emerging technologies for reduced carbon footprint -- US and international activities for near-zero emissions during electricity generation -- The future role of coal.