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In coal plants crushed limestone can be used as a filter to remove acid rain causing emissions before they can go up the stack.
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How is calcium carbonate used in coal fired power stations?
Limestone is used in a power station to neutralise the sulphur dioxide that is emitted. Carbon dioxide and carbon sulphate are both made!
What are the two fuels used in nuclear power station?
Uranium and Thorium
How do you neutralize sulferdioxide gas in power stations?
crushed limestone
What does a boiler do in a coal power station?
A boiler in a coal power station is responsible for converting water into steam. The coal is burned in the furnace of the boiler, producing heat which is used to generate steam. This steam is then used to drive a turbine, which spins a generator to produce electricity.
Is limestone a fossil fuel?
Limestone is not a fossil fuel because it is not made from the carbon-containing soft tissues of long dead plants and animals. It is formed by fossils based on animal shells. Limestone is not used as a fuel but is used by industries for other purposes.
How is calcium carbonate used in coal fired power stations?
Limestone is used in a power station to neutralise the sulphur dioxide that is emitted. Carbon dioxide and carbon sulphate are both made!
Why is powdered limestone used in the chimneys at power stations?
to be mint
How is cruachan hydroelectric power station different to a normal hydroelectric power station?
Cruachan Power Station is a storage hydro-electric power station whereas a Normal Hydroelectric power station is produced and then used, no storage needed.
How is limestone used in a coalmine and a railway and a steelworks?
Coal mining: Areas where limestone is found often have coal deposits Steel making: Limestone is used as catalyst in the smelting process from ore to liquid iron. Railways: ballast on which the track rests is usually limestone. It was used as a building material mainly for road bridges and station buildings
What would happen if you didn't have limestone?
we wouldn't have these- -Limestone is used in buildings and roads. - Limestone can be used in glass making. - Limestone is used in toothpaste. - Limestone is used in cement and mortar. - Limestone is used in bread and cereals as a source of calcium. - Limestone is used to make paper white. -Limestone is used to purify sugar. -Pulverized limestone is used to neutralize acidic soils. -Limestone can be used to make brake pads. -Limestone is used in the preparation of wools and dyes. -Limestone is used to make antacids. -Limestone is used in climbing walls. -Limestone is used a suppression of methane explosions in underground coalmines. -Limestone is added to plastics, paint, tiles and other materials as both white pigment and cheap filler. -Limestone is used in the manufacture of quicklime (calcium oxide) and slaked lime (calcium hydroxide). -Limestone can be used to create steel by using it in a blast furnace.
What are the ways in which limestone and products made from limestone are used in the building industry?
Limestone is used as stone building blocks, Limestone is used in the manufacture of cement.
How is coal used in a power station?
the coal is crushed first then the coal is passed for burning
What is used in Singapore's power station to produce electricity?
gas
What is the name of a UK power station?
Battersea power station. Hartlepool power station
Is there any difference between power plant and power station?
No.AnswerThe term, 'power plant', could really apply to any source of power: from a power station to a small portable generator. A 'power station', on the other hand, is always used to describe a power plant that supplies the electricity grid system.
What is the heat used for in a heat-producing power station?
to boil the water
Which type of coal used in thermal power station?
lignite coal
