ACGIH |
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
AEPD |
2-amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propandiol |
AMP |
2-amino-2-methyle-1-propanol |
AMPD |
2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propandiol |
Ar |
Argon |
ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers |
ASU |
air separation unit |
ATR |
autothermal reforming |
AZEP |
advanced zero emission power plant |
BGL |
British Gas Lurgi |
BoA |
Braunkohlekraftwerk mit optimierter Anlagentechnik (lignite-fired or Brown coal-fired power station with optimised plant engineering) |
BOD |
biological oxygen demand |
CA |
carbonic anhydrase |
CAR |
ceramic autothermal recovery |
CC |
combined cycle |
CCS |
carbon dioxide (CO 2) capture and storage |
CF |
correction factor (considers real gas effects) |
CFB |
circulating fluidised bed |
CFBC |
circulating fluidised bed combustion |
CH 4 |
methane |
CHP |
combined heat and power |
CLC |
chemical looping combustion |
CLM |
contained liquid membrane |
CO |
carbon monoxide |
CO 2 |
carbon dioxide |
COS |
carbonyl sulfide |
CPO |
catalytic partial oxidation |
DCC |
direct contact cooler |
DEA |
diethanolamine |
DEG |
diethylene glycol |
DGA |
diglycolamine |
DIPA |
diisopropylamine |
DRA |
drag reducing agent |
ECBM |
enhanced coal bed methane |
ECO |
economiser |
EDTA |
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
EG |
ethylene glycol |
EGR |
enhanced gas recovery |
EMC |
electrochemically modulated complexation |
ENCAP |
ENhanced CAPture project |
EOR |
enhanced oil recovery |
ESA |
electric swing adsorption |
ESP |
ElectroStatic Precipitator |
EU |
European Union |
EVA |
evaporator |
EXH |
exhaust (gas) |
FBHE |
fluidised bed heat exchanger |
FGD |
flue gas desulfurisation |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GE |
General Electric Company |
GHG |
GreenHouse Gas |
GWP |
global warming potential |
H 2 |
hydrogen |
H 2O |
water |
H 2S |
hydrogen sulfide |
HCN |
hydrogen cyanide |
HEED |
hydroxyethylethylenediamine |
HEEU |
hydroxyethylethyleneurea |
Hg |
mercury |
HHV |
higher heating value |
HP |
high pressure |
HR |
heat rate |
HRSG |
heat recovery steam generator |
HSE |
health, safety, and environment |
HPT |
high-pressure turbine |
HT |
high temperature |
HTC |
hydrotalcite |
HTS |
high-temperature water-gas shift |
HTW |
high-temperature Winkler |
HV |
heating value (?) |
ICE |
Internal combustion engines |
IEA |
International Energy Agency |
IEA GHG |
International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme |
IGCC |
integrated gasification combined cycle |
IL |
ionic liquid |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IP |
intermediate pressure |
IPT |
intermediate pressure turbine |
IRCC |
integrated reforming combined cycle |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
ITM |
ion transport membrane |
IUPAC |
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
LHV |
lower heating value |
LIDAR |
light detection and ranging |
LNG |
liquefied natural gas |
LP |
low pressure |
LPT |
low-pressure turbine |
LT |
low temperature |
LTS |
low-temperature water-gas shift |
MCM |
mixed conductive membrane |
MDEA |
methyl diethanolamine |
MEA |
monoethanolamine |
MHI |
Mitsubishi heavy industries |
MIX |
mixer |
MOFs |
metal–organic frameworks |
MMV |
measurement, monitoring, and verification |
MP |
medium pressure |
MWGS |
membrane water-gas shift |
N/A |
not available |
N 2 |
nitrogen |
N 2O |
nitrous oxide |
NB |
nota bene (Latin for pay attention, take notice) |
NETL |
National Energy Technology Laboratory |
NG |
natural gas |
NGCC |
natural gas combined cycle |
NH 3 |
ammonia |
NIOSH |
US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health |
NIMBY |
not in my backyard |
NO |
nitric oxide |
NO x |
term for mono-nitrogen oxides – NO and NO 2 |
NTNU |
Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
NTP |
normal temperature (298.15 K or 25 °C) and pressure (1 atm) |
O 2 |
oxygen |
OSHA |
US Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
OSPAR |
name of both, a commission and convention for the protection of the marine environment of the north east Atlantic |
PCC |
pulverised coal combustion |
PE |
polyethylene |
PEI |
polyethyleneimine |
PFBC |
pressurised fluidised bed combustion |
pH |
measure of the acidity or basicity of a solution |
PI |
polyimide |
PLONOR |
pose little or no risk to the environment (a list of substances/preparations used and discharged offshore, which are considered to pose little or no risk to the environment; it is prepared and released by OPAR) |
POX |
partial oxidation |
PP |
polypropylene |
PRE |
pre-reformer |
PS |
polysulfone |
PSA |
pressure swing adsorption |
PTFE |
polytetrafluoroethylene |
PVDF |
polyvinylidene fluoride |
PTFE |
polytetrafluoroethylene, also known by the DuPont brand name Teflon |
RTI |
Research Triangle Institute |
RTIL |
room temperature ionic liquids |
SACS |
saline aquifer CO 2storage programme, monitoring the sleipner CO 2injection project |
SCOC |
semi-closed oxy-combustion |
SCR |
selective catalytic reactor (for the removal of NO and NO 2) |
SE |
sorption-enhanced |
SERP |
sorption-enhanced reaction process |
SEWGS |
sorption-enhanced water-gas shift |
SF |
supplementary firing |
SFGD |
seawater flue gas desulfurisation |
SMR |
steam methane reforming |
SNCR |
selective non-catalytic reduction |
SO 2 |
sulfur dioxide |
SOFC |
solid oxide fuel cell |
SPECC |
specific energy penalty |
SR |
steam reforming |
ST |
steam turbine |
STP |
standard conditions for gases; standard temperature (273.15 K or 0 °C) and pressure (10 5Pa) as defined by IUPAC (McNaught 1997) |
SUP |
super-heater |
TEA |
triethanolamine |
TEG |
triethylene glycol |
THAM |
tri(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane |
THF |
tetrahydrofuran |
ThOD |
theoretical oxygen demand |
TIT |
turbine inlet temperature |
TSA |
temperature swing adsorption |
TSIL |
task-specific ionic liquid |
US |
United States (refers to USA) |
USA |
United States of America |
VPSA |
vacuum pressure swing adsorption |
VSA |
vacuum swing adsorption |
WGS |
water-gas shift |
YSZ |
yttria-stabilised zirconia |