Catalytic Filter for Dioxin Control - Experience and Case Studies Zhengtian Xu W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Remedia is a trademark of W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. 1 1
Agenda Technology Introduction Application Experience: Proven Performance Worldwide IVRO Municipal Waste Incinerator-Belgium Phoenix Medical Waste Incinerator-USA Secondary Aluminum Production Plant-UK Ashibe Municipal Waste Incinerator - Japan Conclusions 2 2
Dioxin Control Technologies Powder Activated Carbon (PAC) injection Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Catalytic filters 3 3
PAC Injection Process Diagram Boiler Carbon injection ESP Bag House Furnace Lime Stack 4 4
PAC Injection Injection of PAC up stream of baghouse Most D/F captured at the filter bag Transfer D/F from gas to solid phase Efficiency varies based on injection rate Proven and reliable 5 5
PAC Injection Move D/F from air to solid waste Increase disposal cost Active system - high maintenance Safety - hot spots in filter house Large area required for carbon silo 6 6
Selective Catalytic Reduction Boiler Bag House Heat SCR Furnace Lime Stack 7 7
Selective Catalytic Reduction High equipment & catalyst cost High temperature requirement (>250 C) High pressure loss - energy costs Large footprint for catalyst house Vulnerable to dust 8 8
Remedia Catalytic Filter System 9 9
Why REMEDIA Filter?? Reduces the total Dioxin released to the environment Easy to adopt and use Cost effective Provides reliable & consistent operation 10 10
Remedia Catalytic Filter System 11 11
Remedia Catalytic Filter System The Combination of Two Proven Technologies: 12 12
Catalysis E n e r g y Ea. (uncat) Ea. (cat) Catalyzed reaction Uncatalyzed reaction Products Reaction Pathway 13 13
Catalytic Destruction of PCDD/F 2 1 O 9 8 3 Cl x O 4 6 7 Cl y V 2 O 5 TiO 2 14 14
Catalytic Destruction of PCDD/F H 2 O CO 2 H 2 O HCl CO 2 HCl V 2 O 5 TiO 2 15 15
Catalytic Destruction of PCDD/F PCDDs C 12 H n C l8-n O 2 + (9+0.5n)O 2 ==> (n-4) H 2 O + 12 CO 2 + (8-n) HCl PCDFs C 12 H n C l8-n O + (9.5+0.5n)O 2 ==> (n-4) H 2 O + 12 CO 2 + (8-n) HCl 16 16
REMEDIA Catalytic Filter High PCDD/F removal efficiency Destruction of the PCDD/F molecule Lower disposal cost Passive system Low temperature requirement (150-250 C) Use existing filter house Lower pressure loss - energy costs 17 17
REMEDIA Catalytic Filter in Action REMEDIA Catalytic Filter System is an evolution of 2 proven technologies: Surface Filtration. & Catalysis 18 18
Remedia Catalytic Filter vs. Adsorption Adsorption Process REMEDIA Catalytic Filter System < 0.1 ng/nm³ Dioxin < 0.1 ng/nm³ Dioxin Activated Carbon Raw Gas Raw Gas Highly Contaminated Dioxin/Waste Less Waste to Landfill > 90% Dioxin Destroyed 19 19
Remedia Catalytic Filter vs. Catalytic Reactor SCR Catalytic Reactor System REMEDIA Catalytic Filter System Re-Heat System < 0.1 ng/nm³ Dioxin Raw Gas Catalytic Tower < 0.1 ng/nm³ Dioxin Raw Gas 20 20
Agenda Technology Introduction Application Experience: Proven Performance Worldwide IVRO Municipal Waste Incinerator-Belgium Phoenix Medical Waste Incinerator-USA Secondary Aluminum Smelter-UK Ashibe Municipal Waste Incinerator - Japan Conclusions 21 21
Worldwide REMEDIA Catalytic Filter System Applications Municipal Waste Incinerators Medical Waste Incinerators Industrial Waste Incinerators Pyrometallurgical Crematoriums 22 22
Worldwide Proven Performance 23 23 Creative Technologies Worldwide
Worldwide Proven Performance 8 Dioxin (ng TEQ/Nm 3 ) Dioxin 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Before Remedia After Remedia 0 TLB IVBO Karume Ashibe Phoenix Kasugai 24 24
Proven Performance You Can Rely On Over 50 applications worldwide meeting the most stringent emission regulations. Applications in 10 countries. Over 130 years cumulative global experience. Thousands of successful measurements. 25 25
IVRO Municipal Waste Incinerator - Belgium 26 26
IVRO Municipal Waste Incinerator 27 27
Reliable Performance 28 28
IVRO Comparison Testing Adsorption Process REMEDIA Catalytic Filter System Activated Carbon 1ng TEQ/Nm 3 Raw Gas Raw Gas 29 29
IVRO Results Over 10 measurements, gas phase dioxins averaged 75% of total. Dioxin emissions well below 0.1 ng TEQ/Nm 3 for over 6 years. Gas phase dioxin destruction greater than 99% for all isomers. Dust emissions less than 0.4 mg/nm 3 Only Belgian incinerator to have never been shut down for dioxin. 30 30
Baltimore Regional Medical Waste Incinerator - USA 31 31
Plant Information Largest dedicated facility in the world Capacity: two incineration process lines, each rated at 77 metric tons per day throughput Service area: within a radius of approximately 400 kilometers from Baltimore, Maryland 32 32
Process Flow Diagram Trona Air Boiler Tertiary Chamber Gas Water Quench (inactive) Dry Injection Reactor Baghouse To ID Fan and Stack Gas Air Waste Gas Secondary Combustion Chamber Primary Combustion Chamber Spent Sorbent / Fly Ash Air Bottom Ash 33 33
Control Technology Evaluation Phoenix Introduced to Catalytic Filter Technology by Gore in Late 1997 Advantages Compared with PAC Injection Destruction vs. Adsorption Passive Solution, No Active Chemical Feeding Conversion is Simple (Install New Filters) Reduction of Potential Future Liability Advantages of eptfe Filter Media Phoenix Refitted Both Baghouses with Catalytic Filters in May - June 1999 34 34
Measurement Results: PCDD/Fs PCDD/F Concentration (ng TEQ/dscm @ 7% O2) 4 3 2 1 0 3.35 0.055 0.098 RUN 1 RUN 2 RAW GAS CLEAN GAS 35 35
Measurement Results: PCDD/Fs Clean Gas PCDD/F Concentration (ng TEQ/dscm @ 7% O2) 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 5.5 Historical Value (1998) 2.3 New Emission Guideline 2.3 Guaranteed Value 0.077 Catalytic Filter (mean) 36 36
Key Findings Overall, 98.4% of PCDD/F (gas + solid phase) were removed 97.7% of gas phase PCDD/F were destroyed 99.9% of solid phase PCDD/F were removed PCDD/F emission < 0.1 ng TEQ/dscm 99.95% of the particulate was removed 37 37
Secondary Aluminum Production Plant - UK 38 38
Process Flow Diagram cans shredder decoater Al shreds melting furnace dilution air dilution air incinerator heat exchanger fan temperature after fan clean gas sampling port bag house fan raw gas sampling port 39 39
Catalytic Filtration 1.6 1.5 1.4 Inlet Outlet PCDD/F Concentration [ng I-TEQ/Nm3 @ 11%O2] 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.039 0.068 0.027 0.0 January 2000 March 2000 November 2000 April 2001 40 40
Results Successful operation for more than 4 years Total removal efficiency more than 97% 41 41
Ashibe Municipal Waste Incinerator - Japan 42 42
Gas Cooler Furnace Heat Exchanger Lime Injection Baghouse Induced Draft Fan stack Fig. Scheme of Ashibe MSWI 43 43
Dioxin Destruction vs. Operating Condition 12 PCDD/F [ng WHO-TEQ /Nm 3 @ 12% O2] 10 8 6 4 2 Inlet Outlet 0 Start-Up Steady State Shut-Down 44 44
PCDD/F, ng WHO-TEQ /m 3 N @12% O 2 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 3.9 0.79 7.5 1.7 4.5 Particulate phase Gas phase 3.1 0.003 0.001 0.003 0.020 0.018 0.021 IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT Start-up Normal Shut-down 45 45
Dioxin Isomer Distribution: Inlet/Outlet 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 BH inlet BH outlet 46 46 T4CDDs P5CDDs H6CDDs H7CDDs O8CDDs T4CDFs P5CDFs H6CDFs H7CDFs O8CDFs PCDD/F (ng / Nm 3 @12% O2 )
Ashibe Results Greater than 99.5% dioxin control for all levels of inlet concentration. Effective dioxin destruction for all stages of daily batch process. Consistent and efficient destruction of all TEQ isomers. All dioxin emission values significantly below 0.1 ng regulation. 47 47
Agenda Technology Introduction Remedia Filter Bag Processing Application Experience: Proven Performance Worldwide IVRO Municipal Waste Incinerator-Belgium Phoenix Medical Waste Incinerator-USA Secondary Aluminum Production Plant-UK Ashibe Municipal Waste Incinerator - Japan Conclusions 48 48
Remedia Catalytic Filter Bag Remedia Catalytic Filter Bag Reduces the total Dioxin released to the environment Easy to adopt and use Cost effective Provides reliable & consistent operation 49 49
Industry Recognition 2001 Environmental Innovation Product of the Year Award 2002 J. Deane Sensenbaugh Award Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Air Pollution Control 50 50