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flue gas desulphurization unit [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
CONT

Three months later, it was announced that the utility was planning to design and install two flue-gas desulphurization units to contain emissions from 1000 mW of coal-fired capacity at either Lambton or Nanticoke.

OBS

flue gas desulfurization: A technology which uses a sorbent, usually lime or limestone, to remove sulfur dioxide from the gases produced by burning fossil fuels.

Key term(s)
  • flue gas desulfurization unit
  • flue-gas desulfurization unit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
OBS

désulfuration : Opération qui consiste à enlever le soufre ou ses composés d'un produit pétrolier.

Spanish

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