Magnesium compound as sulfur dioxide absorbent

• Main Author: Muhammad Rafiq Mohd Rosli
• Other Authors: Lim Tuti Mariana
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering; Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental pollution
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/149856
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the scrubbing process at power plants as well as incineration plants, flue gas containing Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) is treated with either Lime (CaO) or Limestone (CaCO3) used as absorbents. This process suffers from several drawbacks such as scaling and byproduct disposal issues as the process merely...