GE P&W FD9068 User Manual

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Fact Sheet

PowerTreat* FD9068

Foam Dust Control Agent

 Produces quality foam with most plant waters
 Provides control of fugitive emissions while min-

imizing moisture addition

 Reduces maintenance and housekeeping costs
 Reduces explosion hazards and improves

working conditions

 Improves worker health by reducing respirable

dust emissions

 Environmentally friendly
 Highly effective for foaming dust control binders

Description and Use

PowerTreat FD9068 is a highly concentrated foam
dust control agent formulated to produce resilient,
low surface tension foam for the control of fugitive
dust throughout the plant’s material handling sys­tem. The most cost-effective performance generally
occurs in waters containing total hardness under
1500 ppm (mg/L).

PowerTreat FD9068 is mixed with regulated vol­umes of water and air, and then passed through a
foaming chamber to produce high expansion foam.
The foam bubbles collapse upon impact with dust
particulate, encapsulating particles in a blanket of
moisture. This increases the bulk density of the dust
particles and leads to agglomeration which inhibits
the particles from becoming airborne.

Typical Applications

In certain material handling operations, these emis­sions can represent a substantial loss of valuable
inventory.

PowerTreat FD9068 offers a cost effective foam
technology by providing a highly concentrated
product. This product minimizes moisture addition
while providing some residual effect over a few
transfer points. Use of PowerTreat FD9068 can
maintain heating value by applying less than 10%
of the moisture added by conventional wet spray
systems.

PowerTreat FD9068 should be applied directly to a
dusting material at the impact point. Typical appli­cation points include downstream of the unloading
area, belt transfers, and at crushers or breakers
where new dust is generated.

Treatment and Feeding Requirements

Proper treatment levels for PowerTreat FD9068 de­pend on many factors such as severity of the prob­lem, environmental influences, and operating char­acteristics of the system. This product should be
used in accordance with the control parameters
that GE establishes for the application.

Use of GE’s fully automated foam equipment en­sures consistent production of high quality foam.
While optimum results are obtained with GE foam
delivery equipment, PowerTreat FD9068 will still
provide outstanding performance when used in
other foam feed systems.

Fugitive dust is generated during material handling
operations such as unloading, stackout, reclaim
and crushing operations. These dust emissions, not
only present health and safety hazards, but could
also lead to air permit non-compliance.

For contact with neat undiluted product, recom­mended materials of construction include stainless
steel and PVC. For dilute aqueous solutions, use of
galvanized iron or brass yields acceptable results.

General Properties

Physical properties of PowerTreat FD9068 are
shown on the Material Safety Data Sheet, a copy of
which is available on request.

Packaging Information

PowerTreat FD9068 is blended as a liquid and is
available through bulk shipment for tank truck
quantities. For more information please contact
your GE representative.

Storage and Handling

PowerTreat FD9068 should be stored at tempera­tures above freezing. If freezing occurs, thaw com­pletely and mix thoroughly prior to use. To ensure
maximum activity, use this product within six
months.

Safety Precautions

A Material Safety Data Sheet containing detailed
information about this product is available upon
request.

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