Month: October 2020

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Wet Air Scrubbers: Types and Operating Principles

A wet scrubber is an air treatment device used for cleaning from mechanical impurities. Two main types of air pollution control equipment are used to solve the problems of air treatment from dust and gas emissions of industrial enterprises – dry or wet scrubbers for capturing and removing solid particulate pollutants. Dry scrubber systems of inertial,...

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Scrubbers vs. Low-Sulfur Fuels: A Performance Comparison

It is a widely recognized fact that the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) established that the sulfur content in marine fuel must be no less than 0.5% by January 1, 2020. Shipowners have two options: to install air treatment devices on their ships or use fuel with low sulfur content. Which option is better – the...