Airborne Names Dennis
Johnson Director of Technology Development
(CALGARY, AB -
August 1st, 2002) - Airborne Pollution
Control Inc. (Airborne) announced
that it has appointed Dennis Johnson
as its new Director of Technology
Development. Johnson will report to
Murray Mortson, Airborne's Chief Operating
Officer.
"Dennis brings
tremendous experience to Airborne
both as a project leader and as an
Environmental Upgrade Specialist,"
Mortson said. "Dennis will be
a tremendous addition to the team
and he will be instrumental in commercializing
Airborne's technology."
Johnson will lead
Airborne's field activities, and will
be responsible for the on-site management
of Airborne's demonstration facility
currently under development in Ghent,
KY.
Johnson joins Airborne
following a highly successful career
at The Babcock & Wilcox Company
(B&W) where he was one of the
nation's top specialists in Flue Gas
Desulphurization. Johnson authored
47 U.S. patents, holds several international
patents and has several patents pending.
He authored or coauthored more than
20 technical publications and wrote
the Environmental Measurement chapter
in the 40th edition of Steam; the
reference authority for the steam
generation industry.
As a Design Engineer
for B&W, Johnson was involved
in all R&D on environmental products
and every demonstration plant B&W
undertook in the 80's and early 90's.
Johnson was B&W's expert on many
subjects relevant to the Airborne
Process including: sodium scrubbing,
sorbent injection, NOx and SOx reduction,
condensing heat exchangers, air toxics,
and particulate removal. As Business
Development Manager for B&W FGD
Upgrades, Johnson was responsible
for all aspects of B&W's Environmental
Upgrades.
Johnson is a graduate
of Kansas State University with a
B.S. Chemical Engineering, has an
MBA through Baldwin Wallace College
and is a registered Project Management
Professional.
Airborne Pollution
Control Inc. is a Calgary, Canada
based Private Corporation that has
developed and has exclusive rights
to patents throughout the world for
an advanced pollution control process
(the Airborne Process) for utilities
that generate electrical power from
coal-fired power plants. With over
50% of North America's and over 33%
of the world's electrical power generated
from coal, the Airborne Process addresses
a global concern by removing acid
rain causing sulphur dioxide (SO2)
and sulphur trioxide (SO3), smog producing
nitrogen oxide (NOx) and mercury from
plant emissions. The scrubbing agent
used to remove the pollutants is sodium
bicarbonate. Unlike other scrubbing
procedures, the sodium bicarbonate
is regenerated in the process reducing
operating costs, increasing efficiencies,
reducing waste and most notably, the
Airborne Process turns the sulphur
and nitrogen pollutants into a high-quality
granular fertilizer. The Airborne
Process allows the benefits of coal
to be maximized in an economical and
environmentally responsible manner.
The Babcock &
Wilcox Company is a subsidiary
of McDermott International, Inc.,
(NYSE: MDR), a leading worldwide energy
services company. McDermott subsidiaries
manufacture steam-generating equipment,
environmental equipment, and products
for the U.S. government. They also
provide engineering and construction
services for industrial, utility and
hydrocarbon processing facilities,
and to the offshore oil and natural
gas industries.
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