Authors :
Rilwan Omogbolahan Anjorin, Sheyin Israel Amos
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 4 - April
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Abstract :
The fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU)
generates the highest air pollutants of all petroleum
refining processes. Flue gas DeS0x and DeN0x are vital
to maintain air quality standard. BioDeS0x and
BioDeN0x processes are potential means of maintaining
air quality standards in areas of FCCU operations in
Nigeria. This is because BioDeS0x and BioDeN0x
processes offer definite advantages over traditional
DeS0x and DeN0x processes available world over. These
advantages are: low carbon emission, no risks of
secondary pollutants generated, production of biological
elemental sulphur and nitrogen with economic benefits,
and efficiency of process greater than 98% as compared
to traditional DeS0x methods which have process
efficiency greater than 90%. Therefore, Nigerian
Government, air standards monitoring and
enforcement agencies must make deliberate decision to
enact policies and regulations that abates release of air
pollutants and one way to do so is through enforcing
FCCU operating refineries to deploy BioDeS0x and
BioDeN0x processes to clean the flue gas generated
from the FCCU.
The fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU)
generates the highest air pollutants of all petroleum
refining processes. Flue gas DeS0x and DeN0x are vital
to maintain air quality standard. BioDeS0x and
BioDeN0x processes are potential means of maintaining
air quality standards in areas of FCCU operations in
Nigeria. This is because BioDeS0x and BioDeN0x
processes offer definite advantages over traditional
DeS0x and DeN0x processes available world over. These
advantages are: low carbon emission, no risks of
secondary pollutants generated, production of biological
elemental sulphur and nitrogen with economic benefits,
and efficiency of process greater than 98% as compared
to traditional DeS0x methods which have process
efficiency greater than 90%. Therefore, Nigerian
Government, air standards monitoring and
enforcement agencies must make deliberate decision to
enact policies and regulations that abates release of air
pollutants and one way to do so is through enforcing
FCCU operating refineries to deploy BioDeS0x and
BioDeN0x processes to clean the flue gas generated
from the FCCU.
