Cholla Uni1 

Controlled PM10 Speciation from AP-42 Tables 1.1-5 & 1.1-6

Dry Bottom Boiler burning Pulverized Coal using FGD+FF for Emissions control

assumes heating value of 9,274 Btu/lb and a sulfur content of 0.86 % and an ash content of 17.6 % and a heat input of 1,494 mmBtu/hr and f(RH) = 1

Controlled PM10 Emissions (Bold values from Table 1.1-5.)

Boiler Total PM10 Filterable Coarse Ext. Fine Fine Soil Ext. Fine EC Ext. Condensible CPM IOR Particle CPM OR Particle 

Type (lb/mmBtu) (lb/mmBtu) (lb/mmBtu) Coef. (lb/mmBtu) (lb/ton) Coef. (lb/mmBtu) Coef. (lb/mmBtu) (lb/mmBtu) Type Ext.Coef. (lb/mmBtu) Type Ext.Coef.

PC-DB 0.0390 0.0190 0.0095 0.6 0.0095 0.0091 1 0.00035 10 0.020 0.016 SO4 3*f(RH) 0.004 SOA 4

Controlled PM10 Emissions (Bold Values from Table 1.1-6.)

Boiler Total PM10 Filterable Coarse Ext. Fine Fine Soil Ext. Fine EC Ext. Condensible CPM IOR Particle CPM OR Particle 

Type (lb/ton) (lb/ton) (lb/ton) Coef. (lb/ton) (lb/ton) Coef. (lb/ton) Coef. (lb/ton) (lb/ton) Type Ext.Coef. (lb/ton) Type Ext.Coef.

PC-DB 0.723 0.352 0.176 0.6 0.176 0.169 1 0.0065 10 0.371 0.297 SO4 3*f(RH) 0.074 SOA 4

Controlled PM10 Emissions

Boiler Total PM10 Filterable Coarse Ext. Fine Fine Soil Ext. Fine EC Ext. Condensible CPM IOR Particle CPM OR Particle 

Type (% of Total) (% of Total) (% of Total) Coef. (% of Total) (% of Total) Coef. (% of Total) Coef. (% of Total) (% of Total) Type Ext.Coef. (% of Total) Type Ext.Coef.

PC-DB 100% 48.7% 24.3% 0.6 24.3% 23.4% 1 0.9% 10 51.3% 41.0% SO4 3*f(RH) 10.3% SOA 4

If you are given Total PM10 emissions in lb/hr:

Controlled PM10 Emissions (Bold Value is Input by user.)

Boiler Total PM10 Filterable Coarse Ext. Fine Fine Soil Ext. Fine EC Ext. Condensible CPM IOR Particle CPM OR Particle 

Type (lb/hr) (lb/hr) (lb/hr) Coef. (lb/hr) (lb/hr) Coef. (lb/hr) Coef. (lb/hr) (lb/hr) Type Ext.Coef. (lb/hr) Type Ext.Coef.

PC-DB 46.023 22.4 11.2 0.6 11.2 10.8 1 0.4 10 23.6 18.9 SO4 3 4.7 SOA 4

Weighted Extinction 6.7 10.8 4.1 56.7 18.9 2.1

If you are given Total PM10 emissions in lb/mmBtu:

Controlled PM10 Emissions (Bold Value is Input by user.)

Boiler Total PM10 Filterable Coarse Ext. Fine Fine Soil Ext. Fine EC Ext. Condensible CPM IOR Particle CPM OR Particle 

Type (lb/mmBtu) (lb/mmBtu) (lb/mmBtu) Coef. (lb/mmBtu) (lb/mmBtu) Coef. (lb/mmBtu) Coef. (lb/mmBtu) (lb/mmBtu) Type Ext.Coef. (lb/mmBtu) Type Ext.Coef.

PC-DB 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.6 0.01 0.01 1 0.0004 10 0.02 0.02 SO4 3 0.00 SOA 4

Controlled PM10 Emissions (Bold values from Table 1.1-5 and from Table 6 of EPA’s January 2002 DRAFT “Catalog of Global Emissions Inventories and Emission Inventory Tools for Black Carbon.”)

Boiler Total PM10 Total PM10 Filterable Filterable Coarse Ext. Fine Fine Soil Fine Soil Ext. Fine EC Fine EC Ext. Condensible Condensible CPM IOR CPM IOR Particle Particle CPM OR Particle Particle 

Type (% of Total) (% of Total) (% of Filterable) Coef. (% of Filterable) (% of Filterable) 1 (% of Filterable) Coef. (% of Total) (% of Condensible) Type Ext.Coef. (% of Condensible) Type Ext.Coef.

PC-DB 100% 48.7% 50.0% 0.6 50.0% 48.2% 1 1.9% 10 51.3% 80.0% SO4 3 20.0% SOA 4

(% of Fine) Coef. (% of Fine) Coef.

96.3% 1 3.7% 10

If you are given Filterable PM10 emissions in lb/hr:

Controlled PM10 Emissions (Bold Value is Input by user.)

Boiler Total PM10 Filterable Coarse Ext. Fine Fine Soil Ext. Fine EC Ext. Condensible CPM IOR Particle CPM OR Particle 

Type (lb/hr) (lb/hr) (lb/hr) Coef. (lb/hr) (lb/hr) Coef. (lb/hr) Coef. (lb/hr) (lb/hr) Type Ext.Coef. (lb/hr) Type Ext.Coef.

PC-DB 46.023 22.4 11.2 0.6 11.2 10.8 1 0.4 10 23.6 18.9 SO4 3 4.7 SOA 4

If you are given Filterable PM10 emissions in lb/mmBtu:

Controlled PM10 Emissions (Bold Value is Input by user.)

Boiler Total PM10 Filterable Coarse Ext. Fine Fine Soil Ext. Fine EC Ext. Condensible CPM IOR Particle CPM OR Particle 

Type (lb/mmBtu) (lb/mmBtu) (lb/mmBtu) Coef. (lb/mmBtu) (lb/mmBtu) Coef. (lb/mmBtu) Coef. (lb/mmBtu) (lb/mmBtu) Type Ext.Coef. (lb/mmBtu) Type Ext.Coef.

PC-DB 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.6 0.01 0.01 1 0.0004 10 0.02 0.02 SO4 3 0.00 SOA 4

Coarse 24.3% Coarse 11.2

Fine Soil 23.4% Fine Soil 10.8

Fine EC 0.9% Fine EC 0.4

CPM IOR 41.0% CPM IOR 18.9

CPM OR 10.3% CPM OR 4.7

100.0% 46.0
24.3%

23.4%

41.0%

10.3%

Dry-Bottom PC Boiler w FGD + FF PM10 Speciation Profile

Coarse

Fine Soil

Fine EC

CPM IOR

CPM OR

0.9%
11.2

10.8

18.9

4.7

Dry-Bottom PC Boiler w FGD + FF PM10 Emissions (lb/hr)

Coarse

Fine Soil

Fine EC

CPM IOR

CPM OR

0.4
PC with FGD + Fabric Filter

from AP-42 Table 1.1-6

(User inputs filterable emission rate in lb/hr)

Particle Cumulative Mass Fraction of PM10 Particle Emissions

Size < Stated Size < Stated Size Size Range by size

(um) FF (%) (um) (lb/hr)

10 92% 100% 10-6 3.7

6 77% 84% 6-2.5 5.8

2.5 53% 58% 2.5-1.25 5.4

1.25 31% 34% 1.25-1.0 1.5

1 25% 27% 1.0-625 2.7

0.625 14% 15% 0.625-0 3.4

CALPUFF Filterable Filterable

Particle Particle Size Fraction Emissions Extinction Emissions

Size (um) Range (um) (% of Total) (lb/hr) Coef. (g/sec)

8 10-6 16% 3.7 0.6 0.46

4.25 6-2.5 26% 5.8 0.6 0.74 42% Coarse >/= 2.5 micron

1.88 2.5-1.25 24% 5.4 1 0.68 58% Fine Soil </= 2.5 micron

1.25 1.25-1 7% 1.5 1 0.18

0.813 1.6-25 12% 2.7 1 0.34

0.625 0.625-0 15% 3.4 1 0.38

10 0.05 3.7% of Fine is EC

Totals 100% 22.4 2.83
16%

26%

24%

7%

12%

15%

Dry-Bottom PC Boiler w FGD + FF Fraction of Filterable PM10 

10-6

6-2.5

2.5-1.25

1.25-1

1.6-25

0.625-0
3.7

5.8

1.5

2.7

3.4

Dry-Bottom PC Boiler w FGD + FF Filterable PM10 Emissions (lb/hr) in Each Size Range

10-6

6-2.5

2.5-1.25

1.25-1.0

1.0-625

0.625-0

5.4