@ARTICLE{Koneczna_Renata_Economic_2020, author={Koneczna, Renata and Żmuda, Robert and Lelek, Łukasz and Wdowin, Magdalena}, volume={vol. 23}, number={No 1}, journal={Polityka Energetyczna - Energy Policy Journal}, pages={103-118}, howpublished={online}, year={2020}, publisher={Instytut Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi i Energią PAN}, abstract={Mercury emissions have become one of the problems in the energy sector in recent years. The currently used mercury removal techniques include: primary, secondary and preliminary methods. However, due to the large variation in the mercury content in hard and brown coal and the different characteristics of power plants, these methods are often not effective enough to meet the new requirements set by BREF/BAT which requires a search for new, high-efficiency solutions. The proposal for a new technology has been developed in the project “Hybrid Adsorption Systems to Reduce Mercury Emissions Using Highly Effective Polymer Components” (HYBREM). The project was implemented by the consortium of SBB Energy SA and ZEPAK Pątnów II Power Plant. An innovative, high-efficiency hybrid technology for purifying exhaust gases from mercury was developed. GORE polymer modules were used as a technology base where, in combination with the injection of solid sorbents, a hybrid technology was developed. To assess the economic efficiency of the similar case as in the HYBREM project model based on OPEX and CAPEX, each method was selected separately. The article focused on the substitution of solid sorbents used in the HYBREM project by zeolite based materials. Modified zeolite X, applied in the project, was derived from fly ash. Preliminary analysis shows that the system of proposed technologies is very cost-competitive compared only to GORE technology. The basic factors are the possibility of recovering zeolites from ash, combined with low investment outlays.}, type={Article}, title={Economic profitability analysis of the use of zeolite sorbents in mercury removal technologies}, URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/116272/PDF/08-Koneczna-i-inni.pdf}, keywords={mercury removal technologies, economic analysis, case study, investment cost, operating expenditures}, }