| Build It and They Will Come |
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The Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center
(PETC) enjoys an international reputation as a result of past
accomplishments and ongoing cooperative agreements with other
countries. This high regard for the institution and its people
prompts professionals from around the world to come to PETC for
training, technical expertise, and to collaborate on research
projects. |
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| PETC's Overseas Activities |
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Since the early 1970s, PETC has been
active in the international exchange of information with regard to
coal technologies. In addition, PETC staff members traveling abroad
find themselves as unofficial ambassadors of U.S. fossil energy
technology. |
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| The 7th International Conference on Coal Science |
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This conference, better known as the
ICCS, has continued on a biennial basis since 1979. It is recognized
as the most prestigious of all conferences dedicated solely to the
timely exchange of basic scientific information on coal. |
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| What Is Coal? |
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The most common description of coal,
that of a black rock composed of amorphous carbon, formed by
transformations of organic material that occur over tens to hundreds
of millions of years, is misleading and fails to present a true
picture of the nature and complexity of coal. |
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| NOx Reduction by SCR/SNCR |
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Renewed focus has been placed on
nitrogen oxides (NOx) reduction because NOx is
likely to be targeted for further reduction by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. |
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| DEPARTMENTS |
| From the Director |
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| Update |
21 |
| Focus On |
29 |
| Calender |
38 |
| Highlights |
39 |
| RD&D Awards |
44 |
| Publications & Presentations |
48 |
| Contributors |
52 |
| From the Editors |
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