Try this Expansion Joint for Flue Gas Desulfurization
Designed for low-pressure, lightweight applications, the 8400-HT expansion joint (photo) provides high resistance to corrosive gases such as SO2 and H2SO4 — making the product well suited...
View ArticleCombine Thermal Oxidation with Evaporation and save Energy
Regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTOs) have been commonly used for purification of exhaust streams. However, a separate unit has always been required to evaporate any remaining aqueous residues. The...
View ArticleAutomate Air-quality Standards with this Device
This firm’s continuous particulate-emission monitor and baghouse-filter leak detector (photo) effectively automates the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA; Washington, D.C.) maximum achievable...
View ArticlePEMS: The Low-Cost Alternative To Emissions Monitoring
Regulatory authorities around the world require continuous emissions monitoring of certain pollutants from large combustion sources. There are two main technologies for monitoring these emissions on a...
View ArticleBurner Design for Fuel Flexibility and Efficiency
The future of combustion in the chemical process industries will be characterized by an increasingly diverse fuel supply and a greater need to reduce pollutants and carbon dioxide emissions. To take...
View ArticleTank Vapors: Optimize Ejector Sizing for Better Control
Steam-assisted, gravity-drainage (SAGD) operations employ large tanks that vent flammable and sometimes toxic gases. Safety and environmental concerns often require engineers to design vapor-recovery...
View ArticleB&W awarded $75-million environmental construction contract for Indiana...
The Babcock & Wilcox Co. (B&W; Charlotte, N.C.; www.babcock.com) says that its subsidiary Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., Inc. (BWCC) has been awarded a contract worth more than $75...
View ArticleCEM standards that achieve regulatory compliance
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations call for continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) systems to be tested with “zero-air” materials to qualify the accuracy of the instruments. CEMS...
View ArticleB&W to supply environmental control technology for Colorado power plant
The Babcock & Wilcox Co. (B&W; Charlotte, N.C.; www.babcock.com) says that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG), has been awarded a contract to design...
View ArticleAdsorption and Absorption
Adsorption and absorption play a big role in reducing air pollution in many applications around the world. Studies show that the largest single use of absorbers this year will be to capture SO2 from...
View ArticleProppants Illustrate Environmental Permitting Issues for Dryers and Kilns
This article covers permitting and directly related design issues associated with thermal processes used for drying and calcining, using the production of ceramic proppants as an illustrative example....
View ArticleEnvironmental Permitting Barriers for Dryers and Kilns
Figure 1. A handful of ceramic proppants is shown here Carbo Ceramics This article covers permitting and directly related design issues associated with thermal processes using drying and calcining for...
View ArticlePraxair and Valero successfully implement patented CONOx technology
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) and Valero have successfully implemented Praxair’s new CONOx emissions-control technology at Valero’s petroleum refinery in Ardmore, Oklahoma. This...
View ArticleThermal treatment of residues with heat recovery
Regardless of whether one is producing acrylic acid, butanediol, tetrahydrofuran or other chemicals, residues will arise that need to be disposed of. This company delivers turnkey thermal utilization...
View ArticleCapture dust from large airflows with this system
SJV Hose Jet Filters remove dust from air flowrates from 10,000–500,000 m3/h and are suitable for use in the non-metallic industry, wood and plastic processing, blast-furnace operations, and other...
View ArticleFocus on Safety Equipment
Avert static electricity buildup with this hose-continuity tester; Emergency safety showers offer response to chemical exposure; Use this explosion-proof traffic light in hazardous locations; This...
View ArticleGlobal Air-Pollution Regulations: Variation is the Norm
This review of air-pollution requirements in different countries reveals large regional discrepancies....
View ArticleCEM standards that achieve regulatory compliance
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations call for continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) systems to be tested with “zero-air” materials to qualify the accuracy of the instruments. CEMS...
View ArticleB&W to supply environmental control technology for Colorado power plant
The Babcock & Wilcox Co. (B&W; Charlotte, N.C.; www.babcock.com) says that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (B&W PGG), has been awarded a contract to design...
View ArticleAdsorption and Absorption
Adsorption and absorption play a big role in reducing air pollution in many applications around the world. Studies show that the largest single use of absorbers this year will be to capture SO2 from...
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