Environmental Systems and Services - Air Pollution Control

Flue Gas Desulfurization

Systems

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 Siemens Environmental Systems & Services (SESS) provides air pollution
control systems such as flue gas desulfurization equipment and electrostatic
precipitators. Boiler components and service are also included in our
environmental portfolio and allow us to offer a complete, integrated solution
for your coal-fired plant. Extensive engineering, construction, manufacturing
and financial resources are available to support every project.

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 SO2 and Acid Gas Our flue gas desulfurization (FGD)
technologies offer proven, cost-effective
Control Solutions solutions to control SO2 and acid gas
emissions. We engineer systems that are
custom designed to meet increasingly
more stringent air quality control
regulations.

Whether your application is removing SO2,

HCl, SO3 or HF from coal-fired boilers or
industrial processes, our technologies can
respond to your specific need. We provide
all major FGD technology types available
today.

Our commitment to provide you with the

highest quality service doesn’t stop once
your system goes into operation. We can
design and deliver an extended service
program or a stand-alone replacement
parts program to address your needs and
help you keep your system operating at
peak performance.

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 Wet Flue Gas Our Wet Flue Gas Dsulfurization
Systems (FGD) are designed to address
Desulfurization your plant’s most stringent SO2 and acid
Systems gas control requirements.

Proven performance and experience

you can rely on
Our wet FGD systems have been effectively
controlling emissions from coal-fired
boilers and industrial processes for
decades. This vast experience enables
our engineers to custom design a system
that you can rely on to help meet your
plant’s environmental needs.

Solution-based designs for your

specific needs
To match a system to your exact require-
ments, we analyze your emissions control
needs and determine which wet FGD
design can offer you the best performance
and value. We provide both open-spray
(single and double loop) tower and
dual-flow tray designs. Our technicians are
also experienced in the use of sodium-
and calcium-based absorbents and special
customer waste streams.
Typical Wet Scrubbing Process
Flue gas enters the absorber
and travels up through the
absorption zone where it contacts
the absorbent slurry or solution
that is passing counter-currently
down through the absorber. The
scrubbed gas continues upward
through a mist eliminator that
traps entrained absorbent
drops before the flue gas
exits the scrubber. The scrubber
solution falls into a recycle tank
in the bottom of the absorber
and is pumped to a nozzle header
above the absorption zone. A
bleed stream is pumped to a dis-
posal or slurry dewatering system.

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 Dry Injection Our flue gas desulfurization (FGD)
technologies offer proven, cost-effective
Systems solutions to control SO2 and acid gas
emissions. We engineer systems that are
custom designed to meet increasingly
more stringent air quality control
regulations.

Our engineers can recommend the

best solution for your needs
If our engineers determine that a Dry
Injection System can meet your needs,
the simplicity of design and consequent
potential for lower capital and maintenance
costs of our dry sorbent injection process
can offer you a cost-effective solution over
other designs. Typical Dry Sorbent Reactor Process

Proven performance you can count on A dry absorbent is injected into

Our systems have been successfully
operating in the power, municipal solid
waste, steel, aluminum and other
processing industries for more than
40 years.
the flue gas in a venturi mixing
section or an up-flow dry
sorbent reaction chamber
upstream of a fabric filter. Acid
gas is absorbed in the reactor.
The flue gas then passes through
a filter cake in the fabric filter
bags where additional acid
gases are absorbed and solid
particulate is collected. A portion
of the collected solids is recycled
back into the dry sorbent reactor
to increase acid gas removal and
lower absorbent consumption.

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 Spray Dryer Our Spray Dryer Systems are especially
well suited to control SO2 and acid gas
Systems emissions from coal-fired boilers,
municipal solid waste-fired boilers, and
hazardous waste incinerators.

Innovation and experience you can

depend on for the right solution
The proprietary design features of our
Spray Dryer Scrubbing Systems are
integral to their superior performance.
Our two-fluid nozzle design makes
efficient use of reagents and energy
while providing a highly reliable atomizing
system.

Designed for simple, economical Typical Spray Dryer Process

operation and maintenance
Our systems offer you the benefit of easy
inspection and maintenance with the
scrubber on line. The nozzle/assembly has
been specially designed to minimize fly
ash build-up, which can help you further
reduce your maintenance requirements.
An alkaline slurry or solution
is atomized into the flue gas
in the spray dryer absorber,
using patented two-fluid nozzle
technology. The finely atomized
droplets absorb SO2 and acid
gases while the heat of the flue
gas evaporates the droplets.
The flue gas, along with the
dried reaction products and
solid particulate, is then collected
in a fabric filter or electrostatic
precipitator. If a fabric filter is
used, additional SO2 and acid gas
removal occurs as the flue gas
passes through the built-up filter
cake on the bag.

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 Wet System Spray Dryer System Dry Injection System

Coal-fired utility and Municipal solid Small to medium

industrial boilers waste projects municipal and medical solid
waste projects
Hazardous and municipal Hazardous waste
solid waste projects incineration Coke oven emissions control

Refining processes Industrial and utility coal-fired Aluminum anode bake

boilers and potline projects for
fluoride scrubbing

Secondary non-ferrous
emission control

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are the property of Siemens AG, its affili-
ates, or their respective owners.

The information in this document contains

general descriptions of the technical
options available, which may not apply in
all cases. The required technical options
should therefore be specified in the
contract.

Published by and copyright © 2012: Environmental Systems & Services Order No. E50001-W520-A437-X-76US
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