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E.ON Power Plants Belgium and Imerys Graphite & Carbon have inaugurated a state-of-the-art energy recovery plant at Imerys’ world-scale carbon black facility in Willebroek, Belgium, marking a step aligned with Europe’s transition to electric mobility. The opening was attended by Jean‑Luc Crucke, Minister of Mobility, Climate and Ecological Transition.

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E.ON and Imerys inaugurate energy-recovery plant at world-scale carbon black plant

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As Europe accelerates its transition to electric mobility, E.ON Power Plants Belgium and Imerys Graphite & Carbon (IGC) officially inaugurated a state-of-the-art Energy Recovery Plant at Imerys’ production site in Willebroek. The inauguration ceremony was honoured by the presence of Jean-Luc Crucke, Minister of Mobility, Climate and Ecological Transition, who attended the official opening of […]

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pat 1 month ago
Carbon black tail gas is brutal on thermal oxidizers and waste-heat boilers; we’ve seen soot fouling and sulfuric acid dew-point corrosion slash output and force trips. What tube metallurgy and online cleaning/soot-blowing strategy did you choose, and do you have a proper bypass or dump-steam path so the trains can keep running when the ERU is down?
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MikeHarlan 1 month ago
Is the energy recovery capturing furnace tail gas into a waste-heat boiler to supply the pellet dryer and site steam, or is most of it exported as electricity? Also, how are you handling SOx and particulate to limit fouling and corrosion in the heat recovery train, for example upstream scrubbing or high-alloy WHB tubes?

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