Alfa Laval Nabs Repeat Order for Its PureSOX

The upcoming first wave of sulphur emission limits in 2015 spurs orders for green technology, such as Alfa Laval’s scrubber systems.

Alfa Laval received a repeat order for PureSOX by Dutch ship owner Spliethoff in November last year. The order comes in anticipation of the first wave of sulphur emission limits scheduled for 2015.

The order from Spliethoff comprises PureSOX systems for five Con-Ro vessels. The vessels will be retrofitted between June and December of 2014.

PureSOX is a hybrid scrubber system, able to operate with either seawater or fresh water. And while the technology is relatively new, it has been demonstrated to reduce sulphur content in vessel exhaust by more than 98%.

René Diks, Manager Marketing & Sales, Exhaust Gas Cleaning at Alfa Laval said: “The five new systems are a vote of confidence from Spliethoff, given after observing PureSOX during thousands of hours of actual use.”

Spliethoff, one of the largest ship owners in the Netherlands, has been operating with PureSOX aboard the M/V Plycasince 2012. The PureSOX system installed aboard the M/V Plyca is a multiple-inlet system, able to clean the exhaust gas from both the main and auxiliary engines. The same will be true for the deliveries in the new order. Each will serve four Wärtsilä engines with a combined power of 28 MW, handling an exhaust gas mass flow of 132,000 kg/h.

PureSOX saves on caustic soda and fresh water by operating in an open loop with seawater. But in low-alkalinity waters or in harbours and other areas where discharge is strictly regulated, a closed loop with fresh water is an alternative.

“Alfa Laval’s PureSOX H20 water cleaning unit reliably cleans wash water to within IMO discharge limits, which makes it a key component of the PureSOX technology,” says Diks.

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Press Release, January 16, 2014

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