Internationally Approved

EN 15267 Certified

Continuous Emissions Monitoring

and Process Control

Cement Industry

A04
 Continuous Emissions Monitoring
and Process Control

Cement Industry
Process control and emission monitoring in a cement TEST AND APPROVALS
plant can be a challenge. A large number of gaseous The OPSIS system has been tested and approved by
components need to be measured with high accuracy a number of internationally recognized institutes and
in a dusty and corrosive environment. authorities. The system meets the European directive
The monitoring system needs to be easy to maintain for waste and is approved by German TÜV and British
and fast to calibrate. To use an extractive system in MCERTS. Full details are available on request.
this environment will demand a lot of maintenance.
OPSIS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
The OPSIS system is different and provides the OPSIS has a full product portfolio for measurements
cement plant with an accurate analyser that will of gases in a range of applications. It includes
operate with high performance and a minimum of complete CEM systems including reporting, process
maintenance. analysers for raw gas measurements, TDL analysers
The OPSIS system is based on a non-contact DOAS/ for NH3, HCl, and O2, oxygen analysers, compact
FTIR method, using an optical path that can operate analysers based on dilution extractive and Hg
across the duct. The optical light is transported in analysers.
an optical fibre to the analyser and one analyser can
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operate several paths.
A single OPSIS system can measure all relevant gas
components such as NOX, SO2, CO, CO2, H2O, HCl,
HF, NH3, CH4, and Hg.

RETURN OF INVESTMENT
QAL 1 CERTIFICATION:
The cost of investing in an OPSIS system is small
BEST PERFORMANCE
compared to the amount of money that is spent on LONGEST CALIBRATION INTERVAL
maintaining old and complex extractive systems.
The OPSIS system has low cost of ownership
based on few moving parts, long intervals between
calibrations, easy operation and low energy
consumption.

Homo silos Preheater

Emitter Receiver

Raw materials Raw grinding Conditioning

tower SO2
NH3
HCl
CO
Coal
Cement NOX
silos CO2
Gypsum
Hg
H2O
HF
ID fan CH4
Kiln N2O

Dispatch Finish grinding Grate cooler Electrostatic precipitator Stack

SYSTEM OVERVIEW
An OPSIS DOAS system layout for a cement plant

Receiver

Emitter

Fibre optic cables

Power
supply

Stack Analyser cabinet

PERFORMANCE DATA
(typical data which may vary depending on application)
Compound Max. measurement range Lowest measurement Min. detectable quantities Accuracy
(1 m path)(1) range according to (monitoring path 1 m, Better than 2% of measured value or
EN 15267 measurement time equal to the detection limit
30 sec.) (whichever is greater).
UV/IR DOAS Analyser Models AR600 / AR602Z / AR602Z/Hg / AR602Z/N / AR602Z/NHg / AR620
Span drift
NO(2) 0–­2000 mg/m3 0–150 mg/m3 0.5 mg/m3 Better than 2% per year.
NO2 0–100% Vol. 0–20 mg/m3 0.5 mg/m3 Please, refer to QAL1 documents.
SO2 0–100% Vol. 0–75 mg/m3 0.5 mg/m3
NH3(3) 0–1000 mg/m3 0–10 mg/m3 0.5 mg/m3 Zero drift
Better than 2% of measurement
Hg0(2) 0–1000 µg/m3 0–45 µg/m3 0.5 µg/m3
range per year.
THg 0–1000 µg/m3 0–45 µg/m3 0.5 µg/m3 Please, refer to QAL1 documents.
H2O 0–100% Vol. 0–30% Vol. 0.1% Vol.
HCl 0–100% Vol. 0–1000 mg/m3(6) 10 mg/m3(4) Linearity error
HF 0–100% Vol. 0–1.5 mg/m3(6) 5 mg/m3 Better than 1% of measurement
CO2 0–100% Vol. 0–30% Vol.(6) 0.5% Vol. range.
Benzene 0–1000 mg/m3 0–20 mg/m3(6) 1 mg/m3
Formaldehyde 0–1000 mg/m3 0–20 mg/m3 1 mg/m3

FTIR DOAS Analyser Models AR650 / AR650/N

HCl 0–100% Vol. 0–15 mg/m3 0.5 mg/m3
CO 0–100% Vol. 0–75 mg/m3 2 mg/m3
H2O 0–100% Vol. 0–30% Vol. 0.1% Vol.
HF 0–100% Vol. 0-1.5 mg/m3 0.1 mg/m3
NH3 0–100% Vol. 0-100 mg/m3(6) 2 mg/m3
N2O 0–100% Vol. 0-500 mg/m3 5 mg/m3(5)
CH4 0–100% Vol. 0-20 mg/m3 1 mg/m3
CO2 0–100% Vol. 0–20% Vol. 0.1% Vol.

LD500 Laser Ddiode Gas Analyse

HCl 0–100% Vol. 0-15 mg/m3(6) 0.5 mg/m3
CO 0–100% Vol. 0–5% Vol.(6) 0.1% Vol.
H2O 0–100% Vol. 0–30% Vol.(6) 0.1% Vol.
HF 0–100% Vol. 0-1.5 mg/m3(6) 0.1 mg/m3
NH3 0–100% Vol. 0-10 mg/m3(6) 0.5 mg/m3
CO2 0–100 g/m3 0–30% Vol.(6) 0.1% Vol.
O2 0–21% 0–20% Vol.(6) 0.1% Vol.
CH4 0–100% Vol. 0-20 mg/m3(6) 0.5 mg/m3
Temperature 0–1400°C — 5°C

(1)
This data refers to a light path of 1 m. For longer paths the maximum • Recommended monitoring path length: 1 to 5 m.
range is proportionally smaller. Products are available to create shorter • After wet scrubbers or when particulate concentration averaged over 1 m
paths in very wide stacks. is higher than 5 g/m3, the monitoring path length may have to be reduced.
(2)
Maximum SO2 concentration: 5 g/m3 × m. • Max. length of fibre optic cable: please refer to product sheet P9 and P16.
(3)
Maximum SO2 concentration: 500 mg/m3 × m.
(4)
Monitoring path 5 m, measurement time 30 seconds.
(5)
Detection limit of 1 mg/m3 is optional with hardware upgrade.
(6)
Lowest measurement range.

Continuous Emissions Monitoring and Process Control

 FACTORY TESTED SYSTEMS
WITH DELIVERY ON TIME.

Continuous Emissions Monitoring

and Process Control by OPSIS
Combines the benefits of UV/FTIR DOAS and TDL technology
Best performance according to QAL 1 certification
Longest calibration interval according to QAL 1 certification
Automatic QAL 3 check as option
No sampling required, non-contact measurement system
One system for all components including Hg
Operates with a minimum of maintenance
Low energy consumption
Gas calibration only once per year
Internationally approved
Thousands of systems installed worldwide
Serviced by highly skilled service network

A04 Please contact your OPSIS supplier to discuss your particular system requirements, including the
compounds you wish to monitor. Separate product and other industrial application sheets are available.
2018 03 Specifications subject to change without notice.

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