Citrate Process Flue Gas Desulfurization Demonstration Plant

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• Personal Author:
  Cigan JM
• Description:
  An SO2 emission control program at the St. Joe Minerals Corp.'s zinc smelter powerplant evolved into a cooperative program with the Bureau of Mines for the installation and initial operation of a citrate process flue gas desulfurization demonstration plant. The plant was operated on an intermittent basis from November 1979 to September 1982. The citrate process proved capable of absorption of greater than 90% of the SO2 from the flue gas with ultimate conversion to elemental sulfur. However, in order to overcome problems that severely restricted process ontime, plant modifications were made that resulted in lower SO2 absorption generally 50% to 70%. Analysis of the operation identified equipment areas where redesign was needed for achieving high SO2 removal with reasonable levels of process equipment ontime. The additional investment could not be justified by anticipated smelter revenues. The recent availability of a bubble concept by the environmental regulatory agencies permitted an SO2 emissions compliance program that could be implemented on a more timely basis and preclude St. Joe Corp.'s continued involvement in the citrate process flue gas desulfurization development. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air Pollution Control Citrate Process Combustion Products Design Criteria Electric Power Plants Flue Gas Desulfurization Flue Gases Gas Scrubbing Industrial Wastes Performance Evaluation Revisions Sulfur Dioxide Zinc Smelters

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Subseries:
  Open File Report
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SLRC - Salt Lake City Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-153
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10003450
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-176007
• Citation:
  Salt Lake City, UT: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Contract S0261008, 1983 Sep; :1-153
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Performing Organization:
  St. Joe Minerals Corporation, Monaca, Pennsylvania
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Salt Lake City, UT: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Contract S0261008
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f9d7c079d66de0d4324767dd7c14d864c09b21bf0421387fb137df103e2bd1652af79841eaebeea43d31ac3e89596a40523c2c845053483f1a5bb0a688fdda75
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/206705/cdc_206705_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.43 MB ]