More than 40 glass furnaces worldwide use Tri-Mer “UltraCat” ceramic filtration technology and advanced Tri-Mer equipment design for the effective, efficient control of emissions from air-fuel and oxy-fuel furnaces. These systems serve flat glass, container glass, and tableware facilities.

In the United States, Tri-Mer Corporation’s ceramic filtration systems readily meet EPA and state requirements for particulate (PM), SO2, HCl, metals, and NOx. Tri-Mer Corporation also has glass furnace installations in the EU and Asia.

UltraCat is a comprehensive solution for PM, SO2, metals, and NOx.

• UltraCat ceramic filtration projects have been won primarily on the basis of lower capital cost and lower operating cost; superior long-term performance has proven to be an important second benefit.
• Catalytic filtration systems use less energy than ESP with SCR.

• Tri-Mer’s integrated glass furnace emissions system is less costly than ESP ducted to a stand-alone SCR.
• UltraCat ceramic filtration systems require significantly less sorbent than ESP to achieve equivalent SO2 removal. This advantage is greatly magnified by Sorbent Saver injection technology, available worldwide from Tri-Mer Corporation.
• Total “cost of ownership” is lower, even with filter replacement at the 10-year mark. Tri-Mer ceramic filtration has a proven history in glass, with no indications of filter or catalyst failure.
• The Tri-Mer system has a streamlined design, and requires less maintenance than ESP with SCR.
• Systems are “future-proof” with highest PM capture.
• When dry sorbent injection is used for acid gases, UltraCat systems have higher SO2 capture potential than ESP.
• UltraCat ceramic filtration systems have longer catalyst life because the catalyst is protected within the filter media.
• Tri-Mer’s ceramic filtration systems have significantly higher PM capture capability (including metals) than ESP, with no “selective capture” issues.