Wed 27 May 2015, 10:20 GMT

Belco to introduce scrubber at Nor-Shipping


Scrubber design is 'transformed' to 'dramatically reduce operating and installed costs'.



Belco Technologies Corporation (Belco), a DuPont company, says it will be introducing the DuPont Marine Scrubber (formerly the Belco Marine Scrubber) at the upcoming Nor-Shipping maritime exhibition in Oslo, which is scheduled to take place from June 2-5.

James R. Weigand [pictured], president, DuPont Sustainable Solutions, commented: "Our new DuPont Marine Scrubber reflects the DuPont commitment to bring innovations and value to marine customers in need of effective exhaust gas emissions control. Over the last year, the DuPont team transformed our earlier scrubber design to dramatically reduce operating and installed costs, while retaining the design features customers loved. The DuPont Marine Scrubber is now very competitive in the marketplace."

Describing the new scrubber, Belco said: "By studying installed scrubber operating performance at sea, the scrubber experts at Belco and the DuPont engineering group have optimized the scrubber design. The DuPont Marine Scrubber now performs using less seawater than ever in open loop, allowing vessel owners to reduce space and power consumption onboard. In closed loop, freshwater make-up requirements also have been reduced dramatically. The DuPont Marine Scrubber is available in open-loop, closed-loop and hybrid designs, and now comes in multi-stream and single-stream options to best accommodate a ship's funnel and engine room configuration.

"While many improvements have been made, the scrubber still maintains all of its most popular original features. The DuPont Marine Scrubber remains the most reliable scrubber on the market, and retains its slim, low-pressure drop design without the need for fans. Systems are custom-designed to meet the needs of each ship's operational profile."

Contracts for DuPont Marine Scrubbers have been awarded for use on container ships, ferries and bulk carriers. DuPont will be exhibiting at Nor-Shipping 2015 in Hall E.

Belco is a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont. The firm specializes in reliable air pollution control systems to meet clean air regulations with minimal maintenance and operational requirements. Belco has designed, customized, built and delivered reliable and efficient flue gas cleaning systems for SOx and particulate reduction, as well as control of other pollutants and mists, across a range of applications.


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