Condensate Polishing Treatment Process

Condensate polishing is used in power plants, designed to meet the challenge of

purifying very large quantities of condensate. During steam generation, the condensate
that recycles as boiler feed water consist low levels of dissolved minerals and suspended
matter. Prior to re-use, the condensate must be polished to remove the impurities that
reduce the efficiency of thermal cycle and degrade metal components.

Using a condensate polisher prolongs the service lives of equipment by reducing the rate
of corrosion. Condensate polishing translates to operation savings through the
conservation of water and energy.

The most common ion exchange system used in condensate polishing is the mixed bed
system, where the cation and anion resins are mixed together in a single compartment.
This process produces high quality demineralised water whereby ion leakage from the
resins is quickly removed. In separate bed systems, the resins are separated into different
compartments in their respective vessels. Separate bed systems are the favourable
choice for high pressure and nuclear power plant boilers.

BOUSTEAD
SALCON
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Boustead Salcon’s Experience
Boustead Salcon has designed and delivered condensate
polishing units to power plants with capacities ranging from
60 MW to 800 MW worldwide, producing high quality
boiler feed water to meet the stringent requirements of our
client. Some of those projects are mentioned below.

Multi-Utilities Facility
Boustead Salcon was awarded with a
multi-million dollar contract to design,
engineer and construct demineralisation
water treatment system for the 800MW
power plant. This plant is located in
Banyan, Jurong Island and has a
condensate polisher of capacity 7,920 Separate Bed Technology
m3/day.
Boustead Salcon designed and supplied
two condensate polishing units for a 2 x
Thermal Power Plant 800 MW ultra critical coal-fired power
The 2 x 660 MW thermal power plant plant located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
located in Kazakhstan, consist of Each unit treats a condensate flow of
supercritical boilers with designed 35,568 m3/day.
pressure at 47 bar(g). Boustead Salcon
scope of supply includes 2 x 20,640
m3/day condensate polishing units each Biomass Combined Cycle
capable to treat 50% of the total design
flow of the entire plant. Power Plant
As a team effort, Boustead Salcon and
Boustead Projects delivered a 2 x 6,000
Fertilizer Plant m3/day condensate polishing system
This fertilizer plant is located in Nigeria, for the 60 MW biomass-clean coal plant
Africa. The condensate polisher unit with located at Tembusu, Jurong Island.
mixed bed technology has a capacity of
producing 11,000 m3/day.

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