COMPANY

GAS   FLOWRATE

        AM3/hr

      APPLICATION

PERFORMANCE

Cleanaway

U.K. 

          179,000

SO₂/Particle scrubbing with process heat recovery on a toxic waste incinerator.

>99% SO₂ removal and >90% particulate removal @ <1.2mm size.

TRAY RETROFIT

G.E.C.

U.K.

              8,000

Soot/zinc oxide particle scrubbing of furnace fumes

>90% particulate removal @ <1mm size.

Octel

U.K.

            20,000

Sodium oxide (Na₂O) fine particle scrubbing from reactor

80-90% particulate removal @ 0.6mm size.

V.A.W.

Germany

       6 x 260,000

HF and fine particle scrubbing of aluminium smelter fumes

99% HF removal & 90% particulate removal @ <2mm size.

William Blythe U.K.

            16,000

H₂S & crystalline particle scrubbing from chemical reactor

>99.99% H₂S absorption whilst maintained clog free.

Rhone Poulenc France

        2 x 2,500

NOx scrubbing from pharmaceutical continuous reactors

NOx removal using NaOH 50-70% range.

W & S Metallics U.K.

              4,500

NOx scrubbing from metal recovery process

>70% NOx removal with NaOH.

Cannon Hygiene U.K.

              4,000

HCl & fine particle scrubbing from clinical waste incinerator gases

>99.9% HCl removal with >90% particle removal @ <2mm size.

Cleveland Potash

(Anglo American)

U.K.

        2 x 52,000

SO₂/particulate removal with heat recovery at potash mine

99% SO₂ absorption with >99% dust removal @ <2mm and >4MW heat recovery.

Scott Ltd.

U.K.

            45,000

Fibrous particle removal from tissue production

>90% tissue removal.

Sasol

South Africa

            23,000

Dehumidifying of saturated CO₂ gas

98% dehumidifying to within 5°C approach temperature from 94°C.

Tennants Textiles

U.K.

            38,000

Removal of HCl & powders in dye process

>99.95% HCl removal and non clogging operation

William Blythe U.K.

            14,000

SO₂ & sodium metabi-sulphate particulate removal from process dryer

>99.9% SO₂ removal +>99% fine particulate.

COMPANY

GAS   FLOWRATE

        AM3/hr

      APPLICATION

PERFORMANCE

North British Distillery 

U.K.

83,000

SO₂ & particulate removal from fuel oil combustion boiler

>99% SO₂ removal with >99% particulate removal @ <2mm.

Edward Baker  U.K.

33,000

Odour & particulate removal from pet food manufacturing plant

Approx 95% removal of organics with NaOH/NaOCl dosing

Cito

Germany

64,000

Alcohol/Acetate/Glycol absorption into a H₂O/Biomass solution

90-95% organic removal rates.

UOP

U.K.

3,000

Hydrogen Chloride

removal at manufacturing unit.

99% HCl absorption & neutralisation

Hoechst

Germany

5,000

Tetrahydrafurane removal from chemical plant air stream

90-98% removal depending on liquid throughput

Engelhard

U.K.

14,000

HCl/particulate scrubbing on metal waste incinerator with plume suppression by cooling & reheat combination

In series with venturi >99% fine particulate removal. 

>99.9% HCl absorption.

AHP/Wyeth Ireland

76,000

SO₂ & particulate removal using alkaline effluent from 52,000lb/hr boiler flue gas c/w high & low grade heat recovery.

Up to 99.5% SO₂ removal with 95% particulate removal.  Heat recovery capacity = 5.0MW.

Corning (Optical Fibres)

U.K.

1 x 75,000

1 x 48,000

Cl2, HCl gas & SiO2 particulate removal at a fibre optics production plant.

99% Cl2 & HCl absorption.

Non-foul criterion.

Bundi

U.K.

10,500

Particle scrubber with additional HCl absorption capability at metal coating plant.

>90% particle removal

@ 2mm size.

Sygena

Germany

3,500

TurboScrubberÒ for odour removal & gas humidification.

Design basis 99.5% removal of amines.

William Blythe

UK

11,000

Hydrolysis/Absorption of Stannic Chloride (SnCl4)

in vapour form.

SnCl4 absorbed to 99.95%

Non clog criterion due to SnO2 particulate formed.

COMPANY

GAS   FLOWRATE

        AM3/hr

      APPLICATION

PERFORMANCE

Witton Chemicals

U .K.

5,000

Trimethylamine (TMA) gas absorption on batch chemical reactors.

TMA absosrption @ 99.99% efficiency.

Kraft

USA

3,500

Ethanol (C2H5OH) absorption from CO2 plant fermenter vent gas

C2H5OH absorbed to 99%. Non foul criterion due to microbial growth.

Bartz

Germany

42,000

Oxidation & Reaction of Methyl Formate C2H4O2

in alkaline solution.

90% removal design basis,

PACKING RETROFIT

Cleveland Potash

(Anglo American)

U.K.

2 x 25,000

Removal of fine KCl dust particles

98% abatement @ 1.5mm

Callidus/Shell

U.K. (Offshore)

60,000

Lightweight SO₂ absorber using sea water on North Sea platform.

SO₂ absorption >95%

Hercules BetzDearborn

U.K.

10,000

Cyclohexylamine & Ethanolamine removal

Upgraded to 99.9% efficiency from 80-90%

TRAY RETROFIT

Hercules BetzDearborn

U.K.

6,000

HCl & HCHO Removal

Upgraded to 99.9% efficiency from 90-95%

PACKING RETROFIT

Borden Chemicals

U.K.

2,500

Formaldehyde & methanol absorption

99.995% design basis

Corning (Optical Fibres)

UK

66,000

Cl2, HCl gas & SiO2 particulate removal at a fibre optics production plant.

99% Cl2 & HCl absorption.

Sub Micron Particulate removal (<0.5mm)

Suncor/SPP

Australia

2 x 224,000

SO2, Fine Particulate & Organic Odour Removal from shale oil drying plant.

99.995% SO2 Absorption & 99.9% Particulate Removal. 

VENTURI SEPARATOR RETROFIT

Suncor/SPP

Australia

39,000

Fine Particulate & Organic Odour Removal from steam vent.

99.3% Particulate Removal.    

VENTURI SEPARATOR RETROFIT

Cleveland Potash

(Anglo American)

U.K.

70,000

Removal of fine KCl dust particles

>99% abatement @ 1.5mm

COMPANY

GAS   FLOWRATE

        AM3/hr

      APPLICATION

PERFORMANCE

Molybdenosy Metales

Chile

28,000

Simultaneous abatement of SO₂ and NH₃ emissions from a process plant. System incorporates a quench section followed by a TurboScrubber operating on lime slurry.

>99.9% SO₂ and 80% NH₃ absorption.

Panglo (Durashield)

U.S.A.

2,000

Removal of particulate & HF from the exhaust gases of a Teflon coatings removal process.

>99.9% HF absorption and >99% particulate (fines from fluidised bed) removal.

Comurhex

France

20,0000

Abatement of NH₃ UO₃ (particulate) and fine ammonium nitrate aerosols. A 2-stage TurboScrubber system is used

>99.5% NH₃ gas absorption

>95% UO₃ particulate removal

>83% other particulate removal

Eli Lilly

USA

65,000

Gas cooling and condensing of incinerator waste gases. Non – clogging operation essential.

19.23 MW cooling/condensing duty. Gas cooled from 89^OC to 35^OC

Eli Lilly

USA

31,000

Polishing of incinerator waste gases before being discharged to atmosphere

High efficiency abatement of SO₂ HCl HBr & HF