The use of a chemical transport model may become increasingly helpful as a method of simulating the release, transport and fate of chemical constituents in process water streams. Craig Schuettpelz, ...

While it’s true that coal ash can be an environmental hazard if it’s not properly managed, there are a lot of positive uses for coal combustion products that actually provide benefits to the world.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Although the by products created during the coal combustion process are not exactly trash, coal-fired power plant owners must find either a viable use for ...

Researchers have developed designs for a new kind of coal-burning power plant, called a pressurized oxy-fuel combustion system, whose carbon-dioxide emissions are concentrated and pressurized so that ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is considering building facilities in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky to process coal combustion residuals (CCR) for beneficial use.

A Westminster grad and a cat owner, Jessica McKelvie is also a process chemist for local cat-litter company Purr-fect Solutions. The litter, launched in late 2013, is made with a fly ash, a waste ...