Case Study: a major steel company in Ontario, Canada achieves 98% tar particulate removal with Babcock & Wilcox wet ESPs

a major steel company in Ontario, Canada removes 98% of tar particulate with Babcock & Wilcox

The customer, a major steel company in Ontario, Canada, faced a challenge with corrosion-caused leaks in three aging wet electrostatic precipitators on their coke oven process. They selected Babcock & Wilcox to replace the outdated systems with new wet ESP technology.

Babcock & Wilcox supplied and installed three new wet ESPs, constructed with a carbon steel casing and corrosion-resistant 316L stainless steel internals. The solution successfully achieved a guaranteed performance of 98% removal of tar particulate, providing highly efficient control of submicron pollutants for the customer.