An Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule identifies activated carbon as an acceptable method for mercury removal from coal-fired power plants and mandates that all electric utilities in the state meet specific mercury reduction requirements by July 1, 2009.
By mid-2009, electric utilities in Illinois are expected to require 70 to 90 million pounds of activated carbon per year to meet the state’s mercury removal rule.
Robert O’Brien, senior vice president of the Americas for Calgon Carbon, said: We are very pleased with the Illinois EPA’s decision. It recognizes our Fluepac product’s effectiveness in controlling mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants.
