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Low cost, retrofit FGD systems

Author(s): Kazunori Fukasawa

Price: £60.00

Ref: IEAPER/34 ISBN: 92-9029-292-X Published Date: 01/09/1997

No. of Tables: 6 No. of Figures: 17 No. of Pages: 32

There is considerable demand for retrofitting FGD on coal-fired plants, not only in OECD but also in non-OECD countries. A low capital cost option for SO₂ emissions control is the most important requirement for plants with a limited remaining life. One low cost option is to use a simple FGD process, even if this means sacrificing the sulphur retention to some extent. A variety of such technologies have recently been developed. This report focuses on the development of sorbent injection systems as prime candidates for SO₂ control in older plants. Sorbent injection processes are compared to spray dry scrubbers and wet scrubbers. The process characteristics are discussed especially with respect to SO₂ removal performance, operating parameters and experience. With respect to environmental impacts, sorbent injection as well as spray dry scrubber processes have the advantage of not requiring wastewater treatment, while wet scrubber processes do. On the other hand, wet lime/limestone FGD systems have the advantage of producing gypsum as a saleable by-product, whereas sorbent injection processes generally produce residues which have to be disposed of because the utilisation of their by-products still has limitations. Development of methods to improve by-product utilisation from sorbent injection systems, would be a major factor in reducing the cost of SO₂ emission control and would promote the worldwide market share of sorbent injection technology. In the final chapter, the costs of specific processes are compared.

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