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WET FGD SCRUBBING
Carmeuse’s reputation and recognition as a leader in the industry has
grown and we have developed strong alliances and relationships with the
companies in FGT processes. We offer our customers applications
solutions that provide the lowest overall cost and significant savings.
In the power generation industry chemical grade limestone is used in:
Wet FGD scrubbing
Limestone Forced Oxidation (LSFO) FGD units utilize limestone that is either wet milled on site
to yield a 30 wt. % limestone suspension in water with typically 90% of particles smaller than 44
microns (325 mesh) or supplies pulverized ready to slurry and used in the scrubber.
Flue gas from a high efficiency particulate collector flows to one of the following contact
vessels:
Open spray tower
Tray tower
Jet bubbling reactor
After the flue gas passes through one of the vessels it flows through mist eliminators that remove
liquid by impingement enabling clean flue gas to flow to the atmosphere.
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Clean Gas
to Atmosphere
‘Slaked Lims
or Hydrated
Lime’
Dry FGD / Fly ash
byproduct to use or
Recycle of
Lime /FGD | Flyash
Typical FGD Design for Dry Scrubbing
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