Installation of laboratory scale flue gas treatment system at Alurtron, MINT

A laboratory scale test rig to treat simulated composition of flue gas using electron beam technology was installed at the Alurtron EB-Irradiation Center, MINT. The experiment test rig was proposed as a result of a feasibility studies conducted jointly by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research (MINT) and TNB Research in 1997. The test rig system was designed with the assistance of IAEA experts from Poland while the hardware was fabricated by local companies. The installation was completed and commissioned in October 2001. The test rig had been used to carry out research work on the treatment of flue gases by electron beams. This paper describes the design of the test rig and presents some experimental results from the works that had been carried out. (Author)