General Electric Company
REDUCING MERCURY AIR AND WATER EMISSIONS FROM A COAL FIRED POWER PLANT WITHIN A FGD SYSTEM USING A BIOCIDE

Abstract:

A method for controlling mercury emissions within a FGD system, the method includes preparing a treatment composition for application on FGD system components, the treatment composition comprising a biocide, applying the treatment composition to an FGD system, wherein the FGD system includes an FGD scrubber, monitoring the bacterial load present within the FGD system, and optimizing the operating conditions of an aqueous system to determine when additional treatment is required.