Coal Combustion By-Products (CCBs)
Why are They Important to Me?
| Electricity is Created | How many CCBs are created each year? | Products created from CCBs |
Coal is burned to create Electricity
Why is Coal important? It is burned to create electricity. Coal Combustion By-Products (CCBs) are the incombustible inorganic matter in coal that is leftover after the burning process.
Once coal has been mined, it is usually delivered by rail or barge to the power plant ...
Let's take a tour through a coal-fired power plant to see how coal is burned to generate electricity, what types of CCBs are produced, and how CCBs are stored in ash impoundments.
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| Path of Electricity Generation Path of CCBs to Impoundment Storage Area Path of Remaining CCBs |
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Path of Electricity Generation Path of CCBs to Impoundment Storage Area Path of Remaining CCBs |
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