GRAND FORKS, N.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota and Fujian Longking Co., Ltd., based in Longyan, Fujian, China, announced today they are moving forward with site selection and commercial design of the EERC-developed advanced fine particulate control technology to improve global air quality.
Particulate emission in the air, particularly fine particulate, is fast becoming one of the main causes of respiratory disease worldwide. The EERC technology focuses on the removal of particulate emissions from the air and is one of the most advanced technologies in the world for this purpose.
The EERC Foundation has licensed the technology to Fujian Longking to demonstrate and commercially deploy the technology in China and the United States. A signing ceremony was held in October 2010 at the EERC. The technology was invented and developed by EERC Senior Research Manager Stan Miller and his team.
“The next step for this technology, once we have designed the plant and selected a commercial site, is to break ground and begin commissioning the technology, which we expect to take place later this year,” said Carsten Heide, Associate Director for Intellectual Property Management and Technology Commercialization.
The EERC’s advanced hybrid technology allows the removal of fine particles from exhaust gases of coal-fired power plants, incinerators, and mineral-processing facilities and can also be used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
The technology integrates an electrostatic precipitator and a filter bag (two typical emission control technologies) into the same housing. The unique synergy between the two creates a compact, durable, cost-effective, and highly efficient particulate matter collection system.
Fujian Longking is an international corporation that provides turnkey emission control systems and is listed on the Shanghai stock exchange.
“The company builds emission control equipment within China and is currently expanding into overseas markets, working with partners such as the EERC,” said Longking’s Director and General Manager Wei Huang. “In the past, we have licensed technology from companies such as General Electric and have evolved as a leader in providing emission control solutions for coal power plants and large industrial facilities in China.”
“The whole world is seeking an answer for fine particulate control and we have it. The EERC has developed a portfolio of technologies that address all of the critical environmental issues related to coal combustion—clean coal is real,” said EERC Director Gerald Groenewold. “This is superior technology. It is the best and the most economical answer to this critical global issue, and the sooner we move forward in commissioning it, the faster it can be marketed on a worldwide stage. We see Longking as an exceptional, key partner in taking one of these technologies to the global marketplace,” Groenewold said.