Limestone slurry needs to move efficiently through a complex process, meaning that selecting the right pumps and valves is critical. As new coal-fired power plants come on line to meet rising demand ...

A generic flow diagram of a wet-limestone scrubber is illustrated in Figure 1. The process is a classic example of an aqueous acid-base chemistry reaction applied on a large industrial scale, where ...

Thousands of litres of a "lime slurry" containing lime, bauxite and caustic escaped from a tank at the Aughinish Alumina plant in Askeaton, Co Limerick, last week, causing the plant to shut for two ...

MONROE – When DTE Energy’s Monroe Power Plant demolishes its last 800-foot concrete stack in June, it will remove its last testament to its pollution-filled past. The stack, which used to be one of ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The city of Bismarck says an estimated 50,000 gallons of an inert combination of grit and excess lime taken out during drinking water treatment has been released into the ...

The treatment of acid effluent from mining processes is an ongoing challenge in the mining industry. Neutralisation of acid water is essential for maintaining watercourses in good condition, should ...

A$400-million wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) project now under way at the Fayette Power Project near La Grange, Texas, will remove about 97% of sulfur dioxide emissions from the plant's two units ...

ANKENY, Ia. — Iowa environmental officials say they're investigating the spill of about 1,000 gallons of lime slurry into a tributary of a central Iowa creek. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources ...