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The Rocky Point Viaduct, located near Port Orford, OR, was replaced after only 40 years of service. A beam from the original viaduct was studied in detail to determine the mechanisms contributing to severe corrosion damage to the structure. Results are presented from the delamination survey, potential and corrosion mapping, concrete chemistry, and concrete physical properties. The major cause of corrosion damage appears to have been the presence of both pre-existing and environmentally-delivered chlorides in the concrete.

Capturing CO 2 from fossil fuel combustion provides an opportunity for tapping a significant water source that can be used as service water for a capture-ready power plant and its peripherals: more than 5% of the mass of water required for coolingtower makeup in an oxy-fired plant employing integrated pollutant removal (IPR) for capture. Water condensed from oxycombustion flue gas by the National Energy Technology Laboratory's (NETL's) integrated pollutant removal (IPR) CO 2capture process has been analyzed for composition, and an approach for its treatment, for both in-process reuse and release, has been outlined. Experiments were performed to develop specifications for the first step (coagulation/flocculation) of this treatment approach. The results show that flocculation can remove most cations and reduce fine particulates by at least 90%. The speed of separation points to fast, in-line treatment of water for reuse within IPR, thus minimizing the water requirements for CO 2 capture. In experiments, flocculation/coagulation removed few of the anions from solution. However, the remaining supernatant is amenable to reverse osmosis, crystallization, and ion-exchange processes for anion removal and cleanup of the remaining cations.

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