“…Finally, the liquid waste is cooled down and discharged back to the sea. Compared to the wet limestone process, SFGD has two main advantages: (1) because seawater itself is alkaline (pH 7.5–8.3), alkaline absorbent is not necessary in the scrubber, and (2) the effluent seawater treatment process is much simpler, as only a simple aeration basin is needed to oxidize S(IV) to S(VI), a natural component of seawater. ,, To date, many countries, including Norway, , Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and China, ,− have installed SFGD technology.…”