Flue Gas Desulfurization Scrubbers in Heavy Diesel Combustion Plants

Year 2023, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 237 - 253, 31.12.2023

Tevfik Gemci

https://doi.org/10.34186/klujes.1297543

Abstract

Through the purification technology of flue gas desulfurization, ultralow emissions of SO2 flue gas in industrial flue gas can be achieved. In this article, wet flue gas desulphurization (FGD) processes using limestone (calcium carbonate CaCO3) and caustic (sodium hydroxide NaOH) as absorption solution are introduced in terms of fluid mechanics and mass transfer phenomena as well as absorption unit processes. Also initial investment and operation costs are compared for wet flue gas desulphurization processes using limestone and and caustic.

Keywords

Flue gas desulphurization, wet desulphurization process, fluid mechanics, mass transfer, absorption unit processes

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AĞIR DİZEL YAKMA TESİSLERİNDE ATIK GAZ KÜKÜRT GİDERME ÜNİTELERİ

Abstract

Baca gazı kükürt giderme saflaştırma teknolojisi sayesinde, endüstriyel baca gazında ultra düşük SO2 baca gazı emisyonları elde edilebilir. Bu makalede absorpsiyon çözeltisi olarak kireç taşı (kalsiyum karbonat CaCO3) ve kostik (sodyum hidroksit NaOH) kullanan ıslak kükürt giderme prosesleri, absorpsiyon unitesi proseslerinin yanı sıra akışkanlar mekaniği ve kütle transferi fenomenleri açısından tanıtılmaktadır. Ayrıca kireçtaşı ve kostik kullanılan ıslak baca gazı kükürt giderme proseslerinin ilk yatırım ve işletme maliyetleri karşılaştırılmıştır.

Keywords

Atık gaz kükürt giderme, ıslak kükürt giderme prosesi, akışkanlar mekaniği, kütle transferi, absorbsiyon ünite işlemleri

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