Flue-gas desulfurization unit
- Flue-gas desulfurization unit
(scrubber)
Equipment used to remove sulfur oxides from the combustion gases of a boiler plant before discharge to the atmosphere. Chemicals such as lime are used as the scrubbing media.
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
Energy terms .
2014.
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