I'm not familiar with that book but in my opinion, the easiest way to approximate emissions from a combustion process is via the chemical equilibrium or an idealized model reactor like a Perfectly Stirred Reactor. These calculations are easy to carry out and give you an idea what to expect. If you use the equilibrium, keep in mind though that NO emissions will be much higher than in reality due to the assumption of infinite time.
If you want to have more realistic information (and don't have the capability to measure), try a CFD simulation as pollutant emissions are very dependent not only on the boundary conditions (fuel and oxidizer composition and temperature, air excess ratio, etc.) but also on the actual burner and furnace. Two combustion systems with identical boundary conditions can behave very differently, depending on geometry and flow field. Pollutant emisions calculated via CFD will not be 100 % accurate, but it will point you in the right direction. The effort is much higher than with a simple equilibrium or PSR simulation though.
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