• Bionomic Industries Inc

Scrubber, for SO2 removal

Bionomic Industries Inc, in New Jersy, a leading manufacturer of scrubbing equipment and "pre packaged" scrubber systems, has recently completed successful start-up and testing of their patented Rotabed scrubber in an SO2 scrubbing application at Fort James Paper in Camus WA, USA. According to mill personnel, the Rotabed scrubber achieved non?detect levels of SO2 at the scrubber outlet using magnesium hydroxide as the scrubbing medium. Rotabed"s breakthrough design combines a stabilized Coriolis?induced. swirling fluidised bed of scrubbing liquid and "packless" plug?resistant grid cross section that is 99% open to deliver exceptionally high throughput capacity (4-6 times greater than packed tower or tray scrubbers) that results in maximum scrubbing efficiency. Unlike fluidised-bed scrubbers that randomly "boil" or ebulate causing momentary inconsistencies in the fluidised bed, Rotabed uses the induced rotation to stabilize the fluidised zone and achieve superior mass transfer. The scrubber has also been successful in controlling acrylic polymers, acrylic acids, hydrofluoric and hydrofluoric acids, chlorine and chlorine dioxide along with particulate over 10 microns to diameter.