WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA - TurboSonic Technologies Inc., a leading provider of air pollution control technologies, announced in a Wednesday press release that it has been granted two new US patents related to the company’s Wet Electrostatic Precipitator (WESP) technology.
The company has been granted a patent for a method for improved mist elimination, which is employed in TurboSonic’s SonicKleen WESP systems and offered as an upgrade to solve operational problems in competitor’s WESP equipment.
The second patent recently granted is for a process improvement in biomass dryer emissions control. The innovation reduces maintenance and fire hazards, and is employed primarily in the manufactured wood and biomass pelletizing industries.
"These patents have been cited as primary reasons for the selection of TurboSonic's technology in competitive bidding. TurboSonic continues to make advances in pollution abatement technologies, increasing TurboSonic's competitiveness in the environmental marketplace," TurboSonic Chairman and CEO Edward Spink commented.
TurboSonic Technologies designs and markets air pollution control technologies to industrial customers worldwide. Its products help companies in the Cement and Mineral Processing, Ethanol, Metals & Mining, Petrochemicals, Power Generation, Pulp & Paper, Waste Incineration, and Wood Products industries comfortably meet the strictest emissions regulations, improve performance and reduce operating costs.
