1985

VTT

A symposium on the reduction of harmful flue gas emissions was held on June 12 - 13, 1984 at the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), Espoo, Finland.The symposium was arranged by the Working Group for Energy Research within the Committee for Scientific and Technical Cooperation between Finland and the Soviet Union.One of the main areas in the energy research is today related to the combustion and boiler techniques.Improved control of the combustion process in different boiler constructions is one important research objective.This again opens new possibilities for increased overall efficiency and reduced flue gas emissions.The environmental aspects are gaining in importance in all industrialized countries.In the symposium program the main emphasis was laid on the various emissions in combustion, their formation, reduction and measurement.Altogether 12 lectures were held by the Finnish and Soviet specialists.