NAPERVILLE, Ill., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nalco (NYSE: NLC)
and its subsidiary Nalco Mobotec Inc., a global leader in air
protection technology, today announced a contract with the
City of Springfield, Ill., for
mercury emission control at the city's Dallman Power Station. The
one-year agreement, with two one-year options, will help the City
of Springfield Office of Public Utilities, commonly known as City
Water Light and Power (CWLP) reduce mercury emissions to comply
with the Illinois EPA's 2009 mercury emissions regulations that
include increased mercury capture requirements through 2013.
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CWLP performed months of rigorous testing and balance of plant
initiatives to assess Nalco Mobotec's patented MERCONTROL®
technology's effectiveness at increasing the total amount of
mercury removed in conjunction with CWLP's existing air quality
control equipment. The tests demonstrated MERCONTROL technology
allowed capture of greater than 90 percent of total mercury without
the use of activated carbon. These results will enable the
Dallman Station unit 33 to meet the Illinois EPA's regulatory
limits of less than 0.008 lbs./GWhr. In addition, MERCONTROL 7895
did not degrade the integrity of CWLP's fly ash by-products, which
can be a revenue source for the utility.
"Nalco's expertise in both water and air technologies provided
our utility additional tools to improve our mercury control
strategy," said Gregg Finigan,
CWLP's Superintendent of Production for the Dallman Station. "Nalco
and Nalco Mobotec's knowledge, research capabilities and testing
resources helped demonstrate improved results for mercury capture
in flue gas and mercury removal in FGD (flue gas desulfurization)
wastewater. With the application of Nalco technologies, CWLP is in
a better position to meet mercury regulatory limits in both our
flue gas emissions and wastewater. This enables CWLP to provide our
customers reliable energy using environmentally-friendly processes
to assist with our mercury emission control."
"CWLP challenged us to address the entire spectrum of mercury in
both air emissions and wastewater. Our NALMET® technology reduced
dissolved mercury concentrations in the FGD wastewater of the
plant, while our MERCONTROL technology effectively oxidized mercury
for capture in air emissions. Together, these two technologies
deliver the optimal solution for CWLP's compliance needs,"
commented Dwayne Kearns, General
Manager of Nalco Mobotec and Nalco Air Protection Technologies.
"Working alongside the CWLP team, both entities are proud of the
efforts that produced a positive impact on the environment."
About Nalco Mobotec
Nalco Mobotec, Inc. is a global leader in delivering value added
solutions for multi-pollutant control for coal-fired power plants
and industrial facilities around the world which are seeking to
reduce their emissions without sacrificing combustion efficiency
and plant up-time. Nalco Mobotec's full array of NOx, SOx, mercury,
biomass, combustion efficiency and air protection technologies
provide industrial customers with solutions they can trust that
deliver results. For more information visit www.nalcomobotec.com.
Nalco Mobotec is a subsidiary of Nalco Holding Company (NYSE: NLC)
the global leader in water, energy, air and process technologies
and services that deliver savings for customers and improve the
environment.
About Nalco
Nalco is the world's largest sustainability services company
focused on industrial water, energy and air applications;
delivering significant environmental, social and economic
performance benefits to our customers. We help our customers reduce
energy, water and other natural resource consumption, enhance air
quality, minimize environmental releases and improve productivity
and end products while boosting the bottom line. Together our
comprehensive solutions contribute to the sustainable development
of customer operations. Nalco is a member of the Dow Jones
Sustainability World and North America Indexes. More than 12,000
Nalco employees operate in 150 countries supported by a
comprehensive network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices
and research centers to serve a broad range of end markets. In
2010, Nalco achieved sales of $4.25
billion. For more information visit www.nalco.com.
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