Mercury Emission Sampling by Sorbent Trap, an Accurate, Reliable, Easy to use and Cost Effective Solution

In 2013, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) finalise the global legally binding instrument (LBI) on mercury. This LBI includes targets for mercury reduction and requirements for best available technologies for reduction. Wet chemical methods and AMS/CEMs – are both expensive and challenging. The sorbent tube system is very simple to use, as has been demonstrated during studies in USA, Russia and South Africa. The LBI will result in significantly increased use of this methodology through-out Europe and in developing countries and economies in transition. Further, the EU Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) will call for annual monitoring of mercury beyond 2016 and, as set down in the new BREF documents requirements this will require more frequent mercury monitoring and control on some plants. For many plants, the sorbent tube method will be both simpler and more cost effective.

Our sorbent trap Mercury samplers which include The XC-6000EPC meter console is fully automated and designed for continuous sampling of vapour-phase mercury emissions from stationary combustion sources and the XC-30B MercSampler Console is designed for performing USEPA Method 30B, RATA’s and short runs. Our samplers simplifies sampling requirements by automating data acquisition, sample flow adjustments, leak checks, calculations, temperature control, and calibrations. Data is easily transferred to a Microsoft Windows Base PC through USB Interface. Our mercury samplers performs dual sorbent trap sampling at flow rates up to 2.0 lpm. It can be operated with a choice of mercury probes and gas conditioning systems, including our popular SGC- 4000HGP Stirling Gas Conditioner. Features include; fully automated for paired sampling, dual dry gas meters and mass flow sensors, alerts for port and traverse point changes, simple data export, eight isolated type K thermocouple channels, USB interface, easily configured with Windows based PC.

The systems have been designed and configured to meet requirements for multiple European, international and US EPA applications; primarily used with USEPA 30B, 12B, gas sampling, and more.

AS Technical Solutions (Environmental Division) is a leading provider of emission monitoring equipment, calibration, site services and filtration, with over 19 years’ experience in the design, manufacturing distribution and servicing of source sampling equipment for measuring emissions to European, International and US EPA guidelines, including gaseous/isokinetic methods and mercury sorbent trap sampling we will have the right solution for your sampling requirements. For more information on our mercury samplers and all our emission monitoring equipment visit our website, email or call + 44 (0) 1525 414255.