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| URS and W.L. Gore & Assocaites, Inc. bring new technology to coal-fired power industry URS Corp has joined with W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. to commercialize a new mercury control technology for the coal-fired power industry. URS has become an authorized integrator of the GORE Mercury Control System for power applications, which enables the utility industry to comply with upcoming mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) regulation. Integrating the GORE Mercury Control System into an existing FGD system provides a cost-competitive solution for MATS compliance, while offering a secondary benefit of further SOx reduction, where needed. Based on a novel sorbent polymer composite (SPC) material developed by Gore, the GORE Mercury Control System provides both high efficiency and a high capacity for removing elemental and oxidized mercury from flue gas streams. Due to the unique chemistry used, the SPC material is insensitive to process or material changes that impact mercury speciation and to common sorbent "poisons" such as SOx and VOCs. This allows the SPC to continually reduce mercury and SO2 concentrations in a gas stream for long periods of time before needing replacement. As an authorized integrator of Gore's technology, URS is able to offer solutions to mercury emissions problems at power plants around the world. "Gore is excited to be partnered with URS, whose experience in the coal-fired power markets provides tremendous credibility. They have been involved in pilot-testing for the past several years and have seen the potential of the new technology for both mercury control and SOx reduction. The GORE Mercury Control System is also a complementary addition to URS' strong portfolio of emissions control solutions, " according to Jeff Kolde, Gore Business Leader. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Construction News :: home page |