Industrial engineering: flue gas treatment (APC) and Piping & Process Engineering

Studybel is the engineering office that designs and executes industrial flue gas treatment and piping projects. As a Boccard company, an industrial integrator founded in 1918, Studybel is Boccard’s entry point for the Benelux and its competence centre for flue gas treatment. One integrated organisation, one banner, serving low-carbon industry.

In flue gas treatment (APC), expertise and technological know-how are brought together at Studybel, which carries forward the know-how of the engineering teams of Hamon Research-Cottrell SA and Hamon Environmental Europe, which grouped Hamon’s flue gas treatment activities in Europe. Projects are addressed commercially, market by market, under the Leroux & Lotz Technologies banner, a sister company of Boccard, mainly for Waste-to-Energy and biomass. Piping & Process, led by Studybel, draws on Boccard’s broad competences and strategic sectors, without being limited to a single market.

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Our two areas of expertise

Flue gas treatment (APC)

Studybel designs, develops and implements flue gas treatment solutions to support the most demanding emission objectives.

  • Electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) and compact ESPs
  • Baghouse filters (pulse-jet, reactor filter)
  • DeNOx: SCR / SNCR
  • DeSOx / FGD
  • Multi-pollutant lines (HCl, SOx, dioxins, heavy metals)
  • PLC-controlled voltage regulation, variable-frequency rapping, improved electrodes

Studybel is Boccard’s competence centre for flue gas treatment, continuing the work of the engineering teams of Hamon Research-Cottrell SA and Hamon Environmental Europe. Projects are addressed commercially, market by market, under the Leroux & Lotz Technologies banner, mainly for Waste-to-Energy and biomass.

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Piping & Process Engineering

A piping engineering office fully integrated into Studybel, Boccard’s entry point for the Benelux.

  • P&ID, basic and detailed engineering
  • 3D modelling, isometrics, support drawings
  • Flexibility calculations and sizing
  • Hydraulic analyses
  • PED compliance (Pressure Equipment Directive), ATEX
  • 3D laser scanning for brownfield integration

Expertise led by Studybel, with access to Boccard’s broad competences and sectors, including EPC, construction and maintenance.

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From study to execution, an integrated industrial chain

As companies within the same industrial organisation, Studybel, Leroux & Lotz Technologies and Boccard cover the full chain, from combustion to stack, under one banner.

1. Combustion
Furnaces and combustion systems (Leroux & Lotz)
2. Boiler
Biomass, Waste-to-Energy and heat-recovery boilers (Leroux & Lotz)
3. Flue gas treatment (APC)
Dedusting, DeNOx, DeSOx, multi-pollutant treatment (Studybel)
4. Piping and EPC execution
Piping, integration, execution (Studybel, Boccard)

Brought together within the same industrial organisation, these areas of expertise make Studybel, Leroux & Lotz Technologies and Boccard a single partner for complete energy recovery units (biomass, Waste-to-Energy), industrial boiler houses and renovation projects subject to emission requirements.

Energy transition & industrial decarbonisation

Discover the complementary expertise of Studybel, Leroux & Lotz Technologies and Boccard in low-carbon energy production, energy efficiency, energy recovery and the decarbonisation of industrial facilities.

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Support for Hamon Environmental Europe and Hamon Research-Cottrell SA installations

Studybel’s teams carry forward the technical know-how of the engineering teams of Hamon Research-Cottrell SA and Hamon Environmental Europe. This flue gas treatment expertise now resides within Studybel. Many industrial sites still operate these installations. Studybel supports the complete lifecycle, even when original OEM support is no longer available: installed base, obsolescence, spare parts, reverse engineering, troubleshooting, retrofit and reconstruction.

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Boccard, our industrial foundation

Studybel is a Boccard company, an industrial integrator founded in 1918. Our Piping & Process expertise is not limited to one market and draws on Boccard’s broad competences and strategic sectors.

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Frequently asked questions about Studybel

What is Studybel?

Studybel is an industrial engineering office based in Brussels and a Boccard company. It focuses on two areas of expertise, flue gas treatment (APC) and Piping & Process Engineering, and acts as Boccard’s entry point for the Benelux.

Which flue gas treatment technologies does Studybel offer?

Electrostatic precipitators (ESPs), baghouse filters, DeNOx (SCR / SNCR), DeSOx and multi-pollutant lines, from dedusting to support for emissions compliance.

Does Studybel support Hamon Research-Cottrell SA and Hamon Environmental Europe installations?

Yes. Studybel supports installations originating from Hamon Research-Cottrell SA and Hamon Environmental Europe, from spare parts through to reconstruction.

Does Studybel carry out Piping & Process studies?

Yes: P&ID, 3D modelling, flexibility calculations, hydraulic analyses, PED and ATEX compliance, and laser scanning for brownfield integration.

Does Studybel work on existing installations?

Yes, on existing installations as well as new projects, from audit through to retrofit and complete reconstruction.

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