Recycling Denitrification Spent Catalysts... Factory Completed in Dangjin

The completed denitrification spent catalyst recycling plant within the Dangjin Seokmun National Industrial Complex.

[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] A factory that recycles denitrification catalysts used and discarded to effectively remove nitrogen oxides generated from large combustion facilities such as coal power plants has been completed.

The Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources held a completion ceremony for the denitrification waste catalyst recycling factory on the 25th at the Dangjin Seokmun National Industrial Complex.

Last January, the institute developed a 'denitrification waste catalyst recycling technology' that minimizes the generation of secondary waste from denitrification waste catalysts and recovers valuable metals. Subsequently, it transferred the technology to Han Nae Po T.I. Co., Ltd. and established the world's first recycling facility with an annual capacity of 3,000 tons.

The institute expects to recover 7,500 tons of titanium, 800 tons of tungsten, and 100 tons of vanadium compounds annually through the commercial recycling facility. It also anticipates sales of 50 billion KRW per year and the creation of over 80 new direct jobs.

Jonggyu Cho, head of the Recycling Business Group at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, said, "The commercialization facility applying denitrification waste catalyst technology is significant in providing an opportunity to recycle denitrification waste catalysts, which were simply landfilled, in an eco-friendly manner."

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