Tri-NOx Multi-Chem Wet Scrubber.
Case Study of Our NOx Scrubber in a
Plastics Resin Plant. As part of a commitment to reduce airborne emissions – or even the threat of such emissions –
the Mt. Vernon, IN plant of GE Plastics has installed a NOx scrubber. When such GE Plastics products
as Ultem resins are produced, nitric acid is used, and emissions from this step are tightly controlled.
But to address upset conditions, the company opted to install an emergency scrubber that can treat up
to 66,000 ft3/min of air containing 9,600 ppm nitric acid vapor and 1,100 ppm of NO2 for 1 h. To meet this need, Tri-Mer Corp. has successfully adapted the design of its continuous-duty NOx
scrubber to emergency service. GE’s plant is believed to be the first of its kind for such service. The Tri-Mer system used at Mt. Vernon comprises two horizontal scrubbing stages, with each stage
having its own circulation system. A proprietary combination of caustic, sodium hypochorite and a
reducing agent is used. Blowdown from this stream is safe for disposal at conventional wastewater
treatment plants, following PH balancing. The scrubber internals are fabricated from polypropylene, and the stages are packed with
polypropylene Tri-Packs, Tri-Mer’s high efficiency packing media. This packing is designed to
maximize contact between the gas and the scrubbing liquid, while minimizing clogging and fouling. The scrubber and fan portions of the NOx system operate continuously. On each of the floors of the
multistory plant, up to 10 monitors are positioned and programmed to generate audible and visual
alarms when NO2 concentration reaches a certain point. The overall system is completely automatic and, during an emergency, functions without operator action. Should a release occur, surge tanks flood the system with an initial chemical charge; recharging
continues until no NO2 is detected at the source or scrubber inlet. An emergency diesel generator
has also been installed to operate the system in the event of a power failure. In more traditional, continuous-process applications, the Tri-Mer NOx scrubbers have been designed
to handle nitrogen emissions from ovens, kilns, incinerators, nitration processes and metal finishing.
The systems are designed to accommodate varying ratios of NO to NO2, which is valuable in localities
where total NOx control is part of the performance specification. For NOx brochure, click here. CASE STUDY #2: Tri-NOx® Multi-Chem Wet Scrubber.
Case study of our NOx scrubber in an automotive manufacturing plant. CASE STUDY #3: Tri-NOx® Multi-Chem Wet Scrubber.
Case study of our NOx scrubber in a hydroprocessing plant. CASE STUDY #4: Pharmaceutical manufacturer turns NOx regulations into an opportunity –
with a 6-figure annual chemical savings as a bonus. View/print our newsletter in Acrobat pdf format. TRI-NOX / CASE STUDY 1 / CASE STUDY 2 / CASE STUDY 3
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