Utility flue-gas desulfurization technology and costs

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6149815

Kaplan, N; Princiotta, F T

The paper is an overview of utility flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) technology and costs. The two commercially offered throwaway and salable product systems considered to be the most important for near-term (through 1990) SO/sub 2/ control are: throwaway product systems--lime and limestone scrubbing (both sludge and gypsum variations) and dual (double) alkali; and salable product systems--magnesium oxide scrubbing and Wellman-Lord (sodium sulfite scrubbing). Other potentially important systems close to commercialization include dry scrubbing, seawater scrubbing, carbon adsorption, and copper oxide adsorption.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6149815
• Report Number(s): PB-86-117496/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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