Internationally Approved

EN 15267 Certified

Continuous Emissions Monitoring

and Process Control

Raw-gas Monitoring
for Scrubber Optimizing
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 Continuous Emissions Monitoring
and Process Control

Raw-gas Monitoring
for Scrubber Optimizing
Process control of a flue gas cleaning system can be RETURN OF INVESTMENT
a challenge due to high temperature, corrosive gases The return of investment for optimizing a scrubber is
and high dust load. The response time must be within given by the amount of scrubbing material that can be
seconds. reduced. Examples from different installations show
To use an extractive gas sampling system for this that the reduction of scrubbing material will pay for
application will require a lot of maintenance and still the investment in a short period of time.
not reaching the technical requirements.
TEST AND APPROVALS
The OPSIS cross-stack system is different and The OPSIS system has been tested and approved
provides the user with an analyser that will operate by a number of internationally recognized institutes
with a minimum of maintenance. and authorities. The system meets the European
The OPSIS system is based on a non-contact directive for power plants and is approved by German
UV/FTIR/TDL method using an optical path that TÜV, British MCERTS and U.S. EPA. Full details are
can operate across the duct. available on request.
The response time for an OPSIS system is only a
OPSIS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
few seconds.
OPSIS has a full product portfolio for measurements
A single OPSIS system can measure HCl and SO2 of gases in an incinerator. It includes complete CEM
for acid scrubber applications as well as NO and NH3 systems according to the European waste directive,
for DeNOx applications. TDL systems for measuring NH3 in NOX scrubbers, O2
analysers, and Hg analysers.
QAL 1 CERTIFICATION: For further information, please visit www.opsis.se.
BEST PERFORMANCE
LONGEST CALIBRATION INTERVAL

HCI HCI
SO2 SO2
H2O H2O

The measurement is made by a cross-stack

optical sensor. The system can operate in
high dust load and high temperature Furnace Scrubber Stack
SYSTEM OVERVIEW

Receiver

Emitter

Power supply

Receiver
Emitter
Fibre optic cables

Communication cable
Power
supply

Stack Analyser cabinet

PERFORMANCE DATA
(typical data which may vary depending on application)
Compound Typical measurement range Lowest measurement Min. detectable quantities Accuracy
(1 m path)(1) range according to (monitoring path 1 m, Better than 2% of measured value or
EN 15267 measurement equal to the detection limit
time 5 sec.) (whichever is greater).

UV/IR DOAS Analyser Models AR600 / AR602Z / AR602Z/Hg / AR602Z/N / AR602Z/NHg / AR620 Span drift
NO(2) 0–2000 mg/m3 0–150 mg/m3 1 mg/m3 Better than 2% per year.
SO2 0–100% Vol. 0–75 mg/m3 0.5 mg/m3 Please, refer to QAL1 documents.
NH3(3) 0–1000 mg/m3 0–10 mg/m3 0.5 mg/m3
Zero drift
H2O 0–100% Vol. 0–30% Vol. 0.1% Vol.
Better than 2% of measurement
NO2 0–100% Vol. 0–20 mg/m3 0.5 mg/m3 range per year.
Please, refer to QAL1 documents.
FTIR DOAS Analyser Models AR650 / AR650/N
HCl 0–100% Vol. 0–15 mg/m3 0.5 mg/m3 Linearity error
CO 0–100% Vol. 0–75 mg/m3 2 mg/m3 Better than 1% of measurement
H2O 0–100% Vol. 0–30% Vol. 0.1% Vol. range.
NH3 0–100% Vol. 0–10 mg/m3(4) 2 mg/m3
CO2 0–100% Vol. 0-20% Vol. 0.1% Vol.
CH4 0–100% Vol. 0-20 mg/m3 0.5 mg/m3

LD500 Laser Diode Gas Analyser

HCl 0–100% Vol. 0–15 mg/m3(4) 0.5 mg/m3
H2O 0–100% Vol. 0–30% Vol.(4) 0.5% Vol.
NH3 0–100% Vol. 0–10 mg/m3(4) 0.5 mg/m3

(1)
This data refers to a light path of 1 m. For longer paths the maximum range is proportionally smaller.
Products are available to create shorter paths in very wide stacks.
(2)
Maximum SO2 concentration: 5 g/m3 × m.
(3)
Maximum SO2 concentration: 500 mg/m3 × m.
(4)
Lowest measurement range.
• Recommended monitoring path length: 1 to 5 m.
• After wet scrubbers or when the particulate concentration is high, the monitoring path length may have
to be reduced.
• Max. length of fibre optic cable: please refer to product sheet P9 and P16.

Continuous Emissions Monitoring and Process Control

 FACTORY TESTED SYSTEMS
WITH DELIVERY ON TIME.

Continuous Emissions Monitoring

and Process Control by OPSIS
Cost savings by reducing consumption of scrubbing material
Fast and accurate monitoring of SO2, HCl, NO, and NH3
Direct cross-stack measurements (no sampling system required)
Best performance according to QAL 1 certification
Longest calibration interval according to QAL 1 certification
Automatic QAL 3 check as option
Low energy consumption
Gas calibration only once per year
Internationally approved
Thousands of systems installed worldwide
Serviced by highly skilled service network

A33 Please contact your OPSIS supplier to discuss your particular system requirements, including the
compounds you wish to monitor. Separate product and other industrial application sheets are available.
2018 03 Specifications subject to change without notice.

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