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Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization with Seawater

Features
Desulphurisation efficiency above 99% can be achieved
No handling of solids
Availability of above 98% can be achieved
Not much space required
No need for large amount of machinery
Low investment and operating costs
Unlimited part load operation

Process Stages
The process proceeds in two main stages:

Removal of SOx (HCl, HF) and

Treatment of the absorber effluent

To remove sulphur oxides (SOx) and other acidic components (HCl, HF), the flue gas is brought into intensive contact with seawater in the absorption zone to ensure
mass transfer from the gaseous into the liquid phase. The seawater from the absorption zone is gassed with air before being returned to the sea in order to ensure
oxidation of the separated SO2 to sulphate.

Plant Engineering
The core of seawater FGD engineering is the absorber that separates SO2 from flue gas. A spraying tower is used for this purpose, with the flue gas flowing from bottom
to top. The absorbent seawater is evenly sprayed via several spraying levels to ensure ideal conditions for mass transfer with the gas flow. The seawater required for
absorption is pumped to the spraying levels. The seawater can be co-currently and counter-currently distributed, with a combination of co-current and counter-current
normally being used. The arrangement of the nozzles in the spraying tower is essential to the separation efficiency of the absorber. Flow optimisation is therefore
extremely necessary. In the mist eliminator, the drops carried from the absorption zone by the flue gas, are returned to the process. At the outlet of the absorber, the
clean gas is saturated and can be directly removed via a cooling tower or wet stack. Optionally the clean gas can be heated and routed to a dry stack.

The seawater from the absorption zone is mixed with fresh seawater from the power plant condenser to increase the pH value and is then conveyed to the further
treatment system. To treat the seawater, blowers and suitable aeration devices blow a finely distributed air flow into the water to ensure oxidation of the separated SO2 to
sulphate. Depending on the required water quality, it may be necessary to blow in more air (in addition to the air required for oxidation) and thus to increase the pH value
by stripping CO2 from the water.

Depending on the conditions, oxidation can take place in the sump of the absorber or in a downstream basin. Once treated, the seawater is returned to the sea

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