Flue gas desulfurization/The Colstrip flue gas cleaning system

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1978 · Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5228891

Grimm, C ^[1]; Abrams, J Z; Raben, I A; Lamantia, C; Leffmann, W W; Leffmann, W W

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1. Montana Power Co.

A flue gas cleaning system now being used on two 360 Mw coal-fired boilers in Montana features a wet scrubbing system used for removing 99.5% of the particulates and 70-75% of the sulfur dioxide (the captured ash provides alkalinity for removing the sulfur dioxide, replacing about 22,000 tons/yr of lime for the two units) and a closed loop water system. This equipment also lacks a flue gas bypass around the scrubbers. Designed to meet federal new source performance emissions standards, this system has operated successfully for approximately two years at the Colstrip Station of the Montana Power Co. and the Puget Sound Power and Light Co. The system supplier for the scrubber installation was Combustion Equipment Associates Inc. The development, operation, and performance of the Colstrip flue gas cleaning system are described in some detail.

• OSTI ID: 5228891
• Journal Information: Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States) Vol. 74:2; ISSN CEPRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
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CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DESULFURIZATION
FLUE GAS
GASEOUS WASTES
LIME-LIMESTONE WET SCRUBBING PROCESSES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PERFORMANCE
REMOVAL
SCRUBBING
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
WASTES