Scrubber Evaluation:  Completed pilot studies of scrubber used to control oil emissions from aluminum rolling mill process.

Furnace NO_x Options:  A complete regulatory and emission inventory of NO_x sources from a steel mill was completed.  Plant avoided PSD permitting by capping out at less than 100 tpy.

Ammonia Injection NO_x Patent:  Obtained a patent that allows control of NO_x from steel heating furnaces.

Pelletizing Lines-NO_x Evaluation: Determined the level of NO_x emissions from iron ore kiln.

Fiberglass Emission System Engineering:  Assessed the effectiveness of a wet scrubber system to reduce particulate, sulfur dioxide, boron, and fluoride emissions, and determined it’s cost effectiveness.

Fiberglass Emission System Engineering:  Provided all engineering required for a complete emission control system for a new fiberglass production line, including civil, mechanical, piping, electrical, and controls.

NO_x RACT Technologies Evaluation:  Developed a number of alternatives for controlling NO_x.

Emissions Five Year Plan:  Provided budgetary cost estimates for fiber glass plant emission control systems for melters, refiners, and forehearths.  Pressure control systems included.

Emissions System Furnace Start-Up Review:  Participated at client’s location to review emission system start-up plan.

Furnace Emission Characterization:  Characterized emissions from fiberglass furnaces and used results to predict emissions from other similar furnaces.  Defined the conditions under which the next generation of control systems would function and assisted with the design. Fluoride, boron, and particulates included.

Emission Control System Review:  Participated at client’s location to review new emission system operation.

Process Engineering For Emission Control Concept:  Process feasibility engineering for oxy-fuel fired melter.  Heat and mass balance calculations, estimated process chemistry, and major equipment requirements considered.

Emission System Feasibility Study:  Studied whether the client could tie-in an additional furnace to an existing emission control system.

Emission Control System Cost Estimate:  Provided preliminary engineering and drawings; prepared a capital cost estimate for detailed engineering, materials, and installation for a new emission control system.

Flow Characterization Study:  Characterized emissions from fiberglass furnaces and used results to predict emissions from other similar furnaces. Defined the conditions under which the next generation of control systems would function and assisted with the design. Fluoride, boron, and particulates included.

Baghouse Bag Life Evaluation:  Evaluated baghouse bags used in an oxy-fuel melter emission control system.  Report on findings, recommendations, and cost estimates included.

Stack and Damper Engineering:  Provided engineering for the addition of slide dampers and new stack extensions for existing oxy-fuel fired furnaces.

Batch Anneal Emission Control Study:  Evaluated oil emission control alternatives. Developed costs of ESP, thermal oxidation and/or filtration.

Emission Control System Study:  Provide engineering investigation of the compressed air system, ID fan variable frequency drive, bag house inlet and outlet ducts to minimize particulate accumulation due to low gas velocities and variations in system flow at several operating conditions for an emission control system.

Emission Control System Engineering:  Provide engineering to specify, purchase, install, and test a proprietary emission control system for a fiberglass melter.  Scope of engineering will include material handling to transfer batch recycle back to the batch house.

Emission Control Study:  Study the feasibility of installing an emission control system on the refiners and forehearths of fiber glass furnaces, concentrating on fluoride emissions.

Waste Gas Heat Recovery/Cogeneration Study:  Developed waste heat recovery and emission control processes for Direct Reduction at Iron rotary hearth furnace.  Provided detailed technical and economics justifying cogeneration.

Blast Furnace Gas Utilization Study:  Examined the potential of using blast furnace gas as fuel for steel furnace. 

Emission Control System Feasibility Process Engineering:  Provide process engineering for an emission control system for multiple feeders of an oxy-fuel fired melter.  Results will determine process feasibility based on heat and mass balance calculations.  Will include major equipment requirement evaluation.

Fiberglass Emission Control System Tie In:  Developed the process control, engineering and specifications of an upgraded Emission Control System.

Oxy-Fuel Melter Stack Modifications:  Develop a number of stack designs and alternatives.

Fiberglass Melter Recuperator Studies:  Studied the performance of three recuperators/coolers for both air-fuel and oxy-fuel fired melters. Developed heat transfer models to simulate the performance of the recuperator/cooler.

Oxy- Fuel Melter Stack Extension Study:  Developed calculations for sizing stacks and determining emissions.  Determined the impact of stack sizing and height on the effectiveness of air dispersion for several melters.

Oxy-Fuel Melter Damper Study:  Evaluated a number of damper designs for controlling waste gas emissions and melter pressure.  

Damper Engineering:  Designed waste gas damper for controlling melter pressure and emissions.

Air Dispersion Stack Design Study:  Developed stack design to maximize air dispersion and minimize opacity.

Melter Stack Engineering:  Developed stack specifications of an oxy-fuel melter.

Melter Stack Installation:  Installed new stack and damper for oxy-fuel melter.

Oxy-Fuel Melter Conversion:  Provided complete engineering for new melter cooler and stack.  Developed equipment specifications and assisted in start-up.

New Emission Control System:  Designed, installed and started-up new process.  Determined performance of system for removing fluorides and particulates.