2017 Spring Summer Issue

New emission control system debuts at Wisconsin Public Service

When Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) considered the challenge of how to capture multiple pollutants from its electric generating operation, it turned to a relative newcomer in emission control technology, a system called ReACT™ (Regenerative Activated Coke Technology). Though ReACT has been used for years in power plants in Japan, it had not been applied commercially in the United States until its debut at Weston Unit 3 in Wausau, WI. WPS installed the system at Weston 3 to control emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and mercury..

Features & Guest Columns

Market firmer than expected going into 2017
Lewis® Pumps Project Engineering Management—A partner to our customer’s
success
New advancements in spray technology for sulfur guns
Chemetics releases SWIFT-LOCK™ System for ISO-FLOW™ acid distributors
The importance of hydrogen safety
Optical systems provide exceptionally stable gas monitoring
Liquid nitrogen removes tube deposits when other methods fail
Scalable energy recovery systems for sulfuric acid plants
Why are life expectancies for acid coolers and storage tanks shrinking?
Boost sulfuric acid plant efficiency by improving tower performance
Sulfur pit protection
Managing the unmanageable: A brief framework for incident management
Filtration of hot sulfuric acid using in-line alloy strainers
11th Chilean Roundtable of Sulfuric Acid Plants held in October