Case Studies

Gas Scrubbing using

V-texTM Technology

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd www.ergapc.com

V-texTM case study | Pharmaceuticals
GlaxoSmithKline
 Removal of Acetic Acid vapour
from 1000 ppm to below limit of
detection
 Gas flow range 50 to 1000Nm3/hr

 Maintenance free operation since

installation in 1997

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd www.ergapc.co.uk

 V-texTM case study | Optical Fibres
Optical Fibre Manufacturer in Denmark
 Removal of HCl and SiO2

 Five 2 stages units

 Scrub liquor contained up to 5% weight

SiO2 with no blockage

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd www.ergapc.co.uk

V-texTM case study | Petrochemicals
Major petrochemical refinery in USA
 Removal of chlorine 100 ppm, HCl
1500 ppm and SO2 500 ppm in a
gasflow of 1000 Nm3/hr
 Temperature of gas 485°C

 1 % sodium hydroxide scrub liquor

 Removal efficiency 99.9%

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd www.ergapc.co.uk

V-texTM case study | Chemicals
Schering Plough
 Stainless steel unit, designed for
200oC and FV to 16 barg to BS5500
 Gas flows ranging from 200 to 3600
Nm³/hr.
 System to start up and achieve full
scrubbing efficiency in extremely
short time, to cover unexpected
bypass requirements

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd www.ergapc.co.uk

V-texTM case study | Renewable Energy
 Stainless steel unit designed for 200°C
and 3 barg
 Gas flow of 13000 to 17000 Nm3/hr
 Removal of ammonia with an
efficiency exceeding 99.5%
 Removal of HCl to less than 1 ppm
 By-product of 12%wt ammonium
sulphate

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd www.ergapc.co.uk

V-texTM case study | Pharmaceuticals
Novartis
 HCl scrubbing

 Hastelloy C276 and ECTFE/PTFE

 Pressure and explosion rating

certified
 >99.5% HCl removal efficiency,
batch scrubbing

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd www.ergapc.co.uk

V-texTM case study | Chemicals
 Cl2 scrubbing
 Chlorine scrubbing from process
air stream
 NaOCl by-product for sale

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd www.ergapc.co.uk