Coal dust tends to scatter and causes pollution when used to fuel the coal boilers. To address this problem, FEPV-Polyester Plant installed a baghouse filter system to collect and recycle the scattered coal dust into the hopper for reuse.
In the past, coal dust processing was outsourced for treatment. By repurposing it as a fuel and looping it back to the combustion chamber, the plant cuts processing costs while reducing coal consumption and approximately 516 tCO2e in annual GHG emissions, multiplying the benefits through recycling, reuse and decarbonizing. In addition, the new baghouse filter system minimizes health risks for boiler operators by improving the working environment.