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    This document is a list of abbreviations used in the field of environmental protection and energy production. It includes over 70 common abbreviations along with their corresponding full terms. Some examples of abbreviations and full terms included are: AC for Activated Carbon, ASR for Auto Shredder Residue, BFBC for Bubbling Fluidised Bed Combustion, CFB for Circulating Fluidised Bed, ESP for Electrostatic Precipitator, GHG for Greenhouse Gas, IGCC for Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle, MSW for Municipal Solid Waste, NOx for Nitrogen Oxides, PM2.5 for Particulate Matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers, SCR

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    This document is a list of abbreviations used in the field of environmental protection and energy production. It includes over 70 common abbreviations along with their corresponding full terms. Some examples of abbreviations and full terms included are: AC for Activated Carbon, ASR for Auto Shredder Residue, BFBC for Bubbling Fluidised Bed Combustion, CFB for Circulating Fluidised Bed, ESP for Electrostatic Precipitator, GHG for Greenhouse Gas, IGCC for Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle, MSW for Municipal Solid Waste, NOx for Nitrogen Oxides, PM2.5 for Particulate Matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers, SCR

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    Zevenhoven & Kilpinen List of Abbreviations 13.4.2002 Abb.

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    List of abbreviations
    AC Activated carbon
    AF Air factor
    ASR Auto shredder residue
    ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

    BaP Benzo(a)pyrene
    BFB Bubbling fluidised bed
    BFBC Bubbling fluidised bed combustion
    BFR Brominated flame retardant

    CC Combined cycle
    CFB Circulating fluidised bed
    CFBC Circulating fluidised bed combustion
    CFC Chlorofluorocarbon
    CRT Continuously Regenerating Trap
    CSTR Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor

    DBDPE Decabromo diphenyl ether


    DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm
    DLN Dry Low-NOx
    DRE Destruction and removal efficiency

    E&EE Electric and electronic equipment


    EOR Enhanced oil recovery
    EPA Environmental Protection Agency (USA)
    EPRI Electric Power Research Institute (USA)
    ESP Electrostatic precipitator
    ETSU Energy Technology Support Unit (UK)

    FB Fluidised Bed
    FGD Flue gas desulphurisation
    FGR Flue gas recirculation

    GBF Granular bed filter


    GHG Greenhouse gas
    Zevenhoven & Kilpinen List of Abbreviations 13.4.2002 Abb.-2

    GWP Greenhouse warming potential

    HAP Hazardous air pollutant (USA)


    HC Hydrocarbon
    HCFC Hydrogenated chlorofluorocarbon
    HFC Hydrofluorcarbon
    HTHP High temperature, high pressure

    IEA International Energy Agency


    IGCC Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
    IRZ Internal Recirculation Zone

    LFL Lower flammability limit


    LIFAC Limestone Injection into the Furnace and Activation of
    unreacted Calcium
    LIMB Limestone Injection Multi-stage Burner
    LNCFS Low NOx Concentric Firing System

    MSW Municipal Solid Waste


    MWth Megawatt thermal

    NGCC Natural gas-fired combined cycle


    NID New Integrated Desulphurisation
    NMVOCs Non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds
    NOx Nitrogen oxides (NO + NO2)
    NSPS New Source Performance Standard (USA)

    OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development


    ODP Ozone-depleting potential
    ODS Ozoen-depleting substance
    OFA Over-fire air

    PAH Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon


    PBDD/F Polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins / furans
    PBDPE, PBDE Polybromo diphenyl ether
    PC Pulverised Coal
    PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl
    PCDD/F Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins / furans
    PDF Packaging-derived fuel
    Zevenhoven & Kilpinen List of Abbreviations 13.4.2002 Abb.-3

    PFBC Pressurised Fluidised Bed Combustion


    PFBC-CC Pressurised Fluidised Bed Combustion Combined Cycle
    PFC Perfluorocarbon
    PM2.5 Particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometer
    PM10 Particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometer
    POHC Principal organic hazardous constituent (USA)
    ppb parts per billion
    ppbv parts per billion by volume
    ppm parts per million
    ppmv parts per million by volume
    PVC Poly vinyl chloride

    RDF Refuse-derived fuel


    RE Relative enrichment factor
    REF Recovered fuel (Finland)
    RH Relative humidity

    SCA Specific collection area


    SCOT Shell’s Claus Off-gas Treatment
    SCR Selective Catalytic Reduction
    SNCR Selective Non-catalytic Reduction
    SNRB SOx-NOx-ROx-BOx
    SOx Sulphur oxides (SO2 + SO3)
    STP Standard temperature and pressure (0EC, 1 bar)

    TBBPA Tetrabromo bisphenol A


    TDF Tyre-derived fuel (i.e. car tyre scrap)
    TEF Toxicity equivalence factor
    TEQ Toxic equivalents
    THC Total hydrocarbon
    TOC Total organic carbon

    UFL Upper flammability limit


    US DOE United States Department of Energy

    VOC Volatile Organic Compound

    WHO World Health Organisation


    Zevenhoven & Kilpinen List of Abbreviations 13.4.2002 Abb.-4

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