FGD Laboratory Services

Synthetic Materials offers analytical services to support all aspects of the Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) and Dewatering System processes:

Microscopy (SEM)
Limestone Slurry Analyses
Scrubber Slurry Analyses
Hydrocyclone Performance
Gypsum Analyses
Wastewater Analyses

Microscopy Services

Synthetic Materials offers Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) services for the examination of crystalline structures encountered in the FGD process.

Laboratory Services

Synmat’s expertise also extends to FGD Laboratory Services. Our core capabilities include:

Limestone

Particle size distribution
Carbonates (MgCO3 & CaCO3)
Acid Insoluble Materials
Sieve Testing

Scrubber Slurry

pH
Particle size distribution
Density and %Solids
Sulfites (liquid phase)
Cations by IC- Li, K, Na, Mg, Ca
Anions by IC - F, Cl, NO3, SO4
Acid Insoluble Materials

Gypsum

Moisture (free)
Particle size distribution
Purity
Chlorides
Ammonia
Foreign material
Cations by IC - Li, K, Na, Mg, & Ca
Anions by IC - F, Cl, NO3, & SO4
Carbonates (MgCO3 & CaCO3)
pH
Acid Insoluble Materials

Waste Water Effluent

Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
pH, Conductivity and Turbidity
Cations by IC- Li, K, Na, Mg, Ca
Anions by IC - F, Cl, NO3, SO4
Nitrate and Ammonia Nitrogen COD

Synthetic Materials offers a solid list of services designed to reliably underpin all aspects of the Flue Gas Desufurization industry: