EcoSorb™ Advanced Dry Scrubbing Solutions

Low-cost Dry Scrubbing Systems Design Benefits
• Sodium and Calcium based systems
• Simultaneous removal of SOX, HCl, HF and other acid gases
• Improves filtration for enhanced PM 2.5 removal
• Condenses PM 2.5
• Add-on oxidizer or SNCR/SCR for Hg and NOx removal

Available Sodium-Based Systems
• Double and single pass reactors achieve 99.95% on SO2
• Utilizes micronized Sodium Bicarbonate in once-through mode
• Reactor system is coupled to a fabric filter
• Can be used without a reactor prior to fabric filter

Available Calcium-Based Systems

• CDS - Upflow reactor coupled to fabric filter
• Utilizes standard hydrated lime in recycle mode
• TFB - GCT coupled to an upflow reactor prior to fabric filter
• Utilizes micronized hydrated lime in once-through mode

EcoSorb™ Advanced Flue Gas Scrubbing System

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EcoSorb™ CFB Circulating Dry Scrubber

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EcoSorb™ TFB Once-through Dry Scrubber


Two of Several EcoSorb™ Advanced Gas Dry Scrubbing System Arrangement Layouts


EcoSorb™ Acid Gas Dry Scrubbing Systems


Advanced Scrubbing Systems
BoldEco Environment possesses a great deal of experience in the design and supply of wet, dry and hybrid semi-dry scrubbing systems.

BoldEco Environment has been applying conventional wet, dry and semi-dry scrubbing technology for years now, and has recently developed patented SO2 scrubbing technology for the following markets:

POWER
INCINERATION
CEMENT
LIME
GLASS

  • ES-SBC Sodium Bicarbonate DeSOX Dry Scrubber
The EcoSorb SBC DeSOX process is a low-cost/high-performance sodium bicarbonate-based system capable of removing SO2, HCl and other acid gases from flue gas streams of incinerators and other industrial processes emitting acid gases at very high efficiencies (up to 99.9%). The system utilizes a simple once-through reactor, close-coupled to a high-ratio fabric filter, allowing for an all-in-one solution that is flexible in design and covers a very small footprint. The system can use site-milled or pre-milled sodium bicarbonate and can include activated carbon for multi-pollutant applications.

  • ES-CFB Dry Lime DeSOX Scrubber
The EcoSorb CFB DeSOX process is a low-cost/high-performance hydrated lime-based system capable of removing SO2 and other acid gases from the flue streams of fossil fueled boilers and other industrial processes emitting acid gases, including sulfur compounds at very high efficiencies (up to 98%). The system utilizes a simple circulating fluid bed of conventional hydrated lime powder and is close-coupled to a high-ratio fabric filter, allowing for an all-in-one solution that is flexible in design and covers a very small footprint.

  • ES-TFB Dry Lime DeSOX Scrubber
The EcoSorb TFB DeSOX process is a low-cost/high-performance hydrated lime-based system capable of removing SO2 and other acid gases from the flue streams of fossil fueled boilers and other industrial processes emitting acid gases, including sulfur compounds at very high efficiencies (up to 95%). The system utilizes a simple once-through, micronized hydrated lime powder in an up flow reactor prior to a dust collector, allowing for a truly low-cost solution.

  • ES-SDA Semi-Dry Lime DeSOX Scrubber
The EcoSorb SDA DeSOX process is a low-cost/high-performance dry hydrated lime-based system capable of removing SO2 and other acid gases from the flue streams of cement plants and other industrial processes emitting acid gases, including sulfur compounds at very high efficiencies (up to 98%). The patented, semi-dry calcium-based system eliminates the traditional slurry transfer pumps, slurry piping and slurry instrumentation, resulting in an extremely low maintenance system that is truly simple! Injected in a once-through spray tower or spray dryer where the slurry is sprayed through two-fluid spray lances, and comes into contact with the gas stream, neutralizing the acid gas component of the gas stream at high efficiencies.

  • ES-LEC Dry Limestone DeSOX Scrubber
The EcoSorb LEC DeSOX process is a patented low-cost/high-performance limestone-based system capable of removing SO2 and other acid gases from the flue streams of fossil fueled boilers and other industrial processes emitting acid gases, including sulfur compounds at very high efficiencies (up to 99%). The system utilizes a simple moving bed of limestone granules that allows for greater flexibility in design in a very small footprint.

In the LEC process, hot flue gas is introduced into a dry SO2 reactor, where it is forced into intimate contact with a bed of 1-8 mm diameter limestone granules covered with a film of water. As the gases pass through the bed, the SO2 is absorbed into the water film and reacts with the limestone to form primarily Calcium Sulfite and, to some degree, Calcium Sulfate on the surface of the granule. At the end of the process, the surface of the dried granules is regenerated to expose fresh limestone. The reactivated limestone granules are recycled back into the LEC reactor where they are mixed with a small amount of make-up limestone granules.

The granules that form the reaction bed are readily available from any quarrying facility worldwide and are typically 90% free calcium carbonate or better grade limestone. The reaction by-product is a dry waste stream that can be employed in a variety of uses.

Benefits of the LEC System
Lowest Installed Cost
The US Department of Energy (DOE), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and Babcock and Wilcox (B&W), all were impressed with the low cost and with the high efficiency of the LEC.

Lowest Operating Cost
The LEC process and conventional limestone scrubbing have been compared on an equitable basis using flue gas conditions that would be expected at the outlet of the dust collector (typically an electrostatic precipitator, or ESP) on a 500 MW coal-fired boiler. The comparison was done by a government agency and compared it against various technologies, finding the LEC technology far less costly to operate than even the nearest competitor. The cost estimates were carried out in US dollars per ton of SO2 removed and based on burning 4% sulfur coal.

Extremely Retrofittable
Easily adapted to existing installations
Small footprint makes it easy to find location in process
High efficiency even with low SO2 concentrations
Short installation and commissioning time requirements

BACT Performance
Demonstrated SO2 removal efficiency between 90 and 99%

Operational Simplicity
Few moving parts, simple to operate

Low Energy Consumption
Lowest energy consumption of all limestone scrubbing systems

Operational Advantages
Utilizes raw limestone, an inexpensive and safe material
Rocks in – rocks out process
Produces gypsum, a safe and valuable by-product
Utilizes 80% less water than conventional wet scrubbers

Design Flexibility
LEC technology is flexible in design and fit in a small footprint when compared to alternative technologies. This is accomplished by packing the maximum number of limestone beds and inlet and outlet gas paths in a given volume, while maintaining key design parameters (gas velocity, limestone wetness, bed speed, etc.).


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Single Reactor EcoSorb™ Circulating Dry Scrubber on
a Municipal Waste Thermal Processor

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Detail of a Single Reactor EcoSorb™
Circulating Dry Scrubber

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EcoSorb Air Pollution Control Systems for Hazardous Waste Incineration Plants