Abtrex flue gas recovery systems

ABTREX INDUSTRIES INC.
LININGS FOR ABRASION AND CORROSION
FABRICATORS • MANUFACTURERS •
APPLICATORS
AND MORE……
www.Abtrex.com Abtrex Inc. 800-959-0125

ABTREX INDUSTRIES’ FACILITIES
South Bend, Indiana
50,000ft², 30 employees
Metal & Plastic Fab, Linings & Coatings

ABTREX HISTORY
1969 - Harold Byars starts Abtrex in metro-Detroit with partner, Jim
Graham
Abtrex serves the electroplating industry providing vulcanized plating
equipment including cathodes and tanks
1980 – Abtrex purchases American Fiberglass Fabricators in Elkhart,
Indiana
1985 –Abtrex opens Pittsburgh (Leetsdale, PA) facility
Located on a rail spur, Abtrex enters into bulk material transport industry
1985 – Abtrex buys Blastco (abrasive blasting company) in South Bend, IN
Entire Indiana operation is relocated from Elkhart to South Bend
2009 – Abtrex opens railcar lining operation in Cleveland, TX
Located on UTLX property, Abtrex installs state-of-the-art robotic water blaster
to strip old linings from railcars
2011 – Abtrex acquires KSF Chemical Processes in Cambridge, ON
KSF owned intellectual property for Wean United Acid Recovery
Systems

OUR QUALITY

OUR SAFETY
ABTREX SAFETY
• Experience Modification Rate (EMR):
0.81
• No recordable incidents this year
• No lost days for 3+ years

CAPABILITIES
• Engineering Services
• Corrosion and Abrasion Resistant Linings
• Tank and Vessel Fabrication
• Metal
• Plastic
• Fiberglass
• Pipe Fabrication
• Rubber-lined Steel Pipe and Fittings
• Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Pipe
and Fittings
• Field Installations, Maintenance &
Repairswww.Abtrex.com Abtrex Inc. 800-959-0125

DESIGN AND BUILD SERVICES
Engineering and Design Tools
Solidworks 3D CAD design Software
SIEMENS Unigraphics PLM
Software
Autodesk AutoCAD Software
• 3-D Modeling Software:
• General FEA (Finite Element Analysis)

DESIGN AND BUILD SERVICES
Electro-Galvanizing Roll

FLUE GAS DESULFURIZATION
Typical Limestone Forced Oxidation Process (LSFO) wet FGD system

TYPES OF MATERIALS USED IN WFGD SYSTEMS
• Non-Metallic Lining/Coating Systems
• Organic Linings: Natural Rubber, Neoprene, Chlorobutyl, Epoxy
Resins
• Inorganic Linings: Monolithic linings, acid brick, borosilicate block
• Mixed Coatings: Glass-filled polymers, Aluminum-filled polymers
• Alloys
• Low Molybdenum Alloys: 825, 317LM, 904L
• 6% Molybdenum Alloys: 1925hMo, Alloy 31
• Nickel-based Alloys: G-3, 625, C-276, C-22, Alloy 686, Alloy 59
• Titanium Alloys: CPTi
• Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP)
• Epoxy vinyl ester-based FRP
• Novolac epoxy vinyl ester resin-based FRP

ADVANTAGES OF RUBBER IN WFGD SYSTEMS
• Acid and abrasion-resistant
• Low cost relative to alloys
• Proven performance in:
• Scrubber Absorber (Inlet, Body, Outlet)
• Slurry Piping
• Slurry Pumps
• Spray Zones

CASE STUDY – AEP GAVIN PLANT
• In November of 2006, Abtrex was contacted by American
Electric Power’s Gavin Plant, a 2.6-Gigawatt coal-fired power
plant in Cheshire, Ohio

The 40 (shore A) durometer natural rubber failed
prematurely (<7 years) and was severely blistered

Cold Wall Effect – Occurs when the temperature of the
solution inside a vessel or pipe is hotter than the
exterior ambient temperature and the temperature of
the steel substrate (tank wall). The chlorides on the
substrate attract water vapors and can cause water
permeation.
NOTE: Effects can be reduced with insulated tanks and removal
of salts from steel prior to application of lining.
Water Permeation – Occurs when water vapors are
drawn into the micro-pores of a rubber membrane,
creating blisters and oxidation/corrosion on the steel
substrate and ultimately, delamination of the lining.
NOTE: Micro-pores can be reduced with harder rubbers.
CASE STUDY – WATER PERMEATION

The old lining was stripped from the interior and the steel pipes

The old lining was stripped from the interior of the steel pipes and were
abrasive blasted

Pipes were re-lined with 60A Durometer Chlorobutyl rubber
Based on the service and severe blistering, it was determined that water
permeation caused the premature failure.

OUR CUSTOMERS

REFERENCES
Corn Sweetener
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) Contact: Darryl Munsinger
400 West Erie Rd Phone: 507-537-2511
Marshall, MN 56258-2744
Cargill Inc. Contact: Ms. Adebola Durosawo
3201 Needmore Rd Phone: 937-237-2561
Dayton, OH 46414
Field Erected Tanks
M.L. Smith Jr., Inc. Contact: Moe Hansen
2330 Farmerville Hwy Phone: 318-255-4474
Ruston, LA 71213-1717
Kennedy Tank Contact: Paul Bolin
833 East Sumner Avenue Phone: 317-780-3528
Indianapolis, IN 46227

REFERENCES
Plating/Galvanizing
Walbridge Coatings Contact: David Swemba
30610 E Broadway Phone: 419-661-5952
Walbridge, OH 43465
Lacks Enterprises Contact: Ben Wesley
5460 Cascade Road SE Phone: 616-443-6087
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
IN Tek/IN Kote (Areclor-Mittal) Contact: James McGranahan
30755 Edison Road Phone: 574-654-1733
New Carlisle, Indiana 46552
Steel Processing
Steel Warehouse Contact: Jerry Czajkowski
2722 West Tucker Dr. Phone: 574-236-5100
South Bend, IN 46619
US Steel Contact: Samer Aweidah
600 Grant Street Phone: 412-433-5833
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 sraweidah@uss.com

REFERENCES
Power Plants
Duke Energy Contact: Russ Steinmetz
6293 Beaver Rd Phone: 513-467-4839
Rabbit Hash, KY 41091 russell.steinmetz@duke-energy.com
EON-US Contact: Charles Ransdell
820 W. Broadway Phone: 502-627-3299
Louisville, KY 40232
Hitachi America Limited Contact: William Knowles
50 Prospect Phone: 914-524-6700
Tarry Town, NY 10591
Big Rivers Electric (Coleman Station) Contact: Christa Lucas
4982 River Rd Phone: 270-844-6983
Hawesville, KY 42348
Duke Energy Progress Contact: Reggie Clay
1700 Dunnaway Rd. Phone: 336-597-6116
Semora, NC 27343 Reggie.Clay@pgnmail.com

REFERENCES
Mining Equipment
FLSmidth Salt Lake City Contact: Mark Nielsen
7158 South FLSmidth Drive Phone: 801-871-7936
Midvale, Utah, USA 84047 mark.nielsen@flsmidth.com
Weir Minerals Contact: Debra Switzer
2701 S Stoughton Rd. Phone: 970-665-9149
Madison, WI debra.switzer@weirminerals.com
Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. Contact: Betsy Day
240 Arch St. Phone: 717-849-7201
York, PA 17403
Eriez – Flotation Division Contact: Kris Barnes
7168 Honeyman St. - Unit 1 Phone: 604-952-2300
Delta, BC Canada V4G 1G1
URS Contact: Michelle Rodriguez
8181 E. Tufts Avenue Phone: 303-796-4719
Denver, CO 80237 michelle.rodriguez@urs.com

THANK YOU!
Doug Hardy, Sales Engineer • 800.959.0125 • DougHardy@Abtrex.com
Chuck Groom, Project Manager • 800.959.0125 • ChuckGroom@Abtrex.com
Keith Byars, President • 800.959.0125 • KeithByars@Abtrex.com
Please contact us for more information or questions
about today’s presentation.
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