Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter

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Project

Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter Pty Ltd Acid Tail Gas Scrubbing System

Scope of Work

Design, supply, fabrication, installation and site supervision of a Monsanto Enviro-Chem DynaWave® Scrubbing System for SO2 Tail Gas.

A special feature of the design is that zinc oxide slurry is used in the scrubbing process which produces a zinc sulphate product which is used back in the smelting process plant.

Equipment Supplied

  • DynaWave® Reverse Jet Scrubber
  • Interconnecting ducting and dampers
  • Recirculation Pumps (4) – 110kw each
  • Oxidation Blowers (3) – 75kw each
  • Centrifugal Fan – 280kw
  • Interconnecting slurry piping and valves
  • Instrumentation
  • Mechanical and instrumentation installation

 

Details

Location

Boolaroo, NSW

Project Duration

9 months

Completion Date

2000

Specifications

Gas Flow rate

120,000m3/hr

SO2 inlet load

1600 ppm

SO2 outlet load

48ppm

SO3 outlet load

16ppm

SO3 outlet load

9ppm