As fine dust levels have worsened to the point of being visible to the naked eye, air pollution has re-emerged as a serious social issue. With regulations on nitrogen oxides (NOx), a primary cause of ultrafine particulate matter, being significantly tightened, improving the operational efficiency of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems has become a key challenge across the industry.
Kukil Innotot announced Monday that it has developed a proprietary Managed Performance Service (MPS) technology combining metal substrate-based SCR technology with operational data analysis, and is launching a full-scale market push.
As emission standards tighten, particularly in the power generation and cement industries, industrial sites are demanding fundamental solutions beyond simple capacity expansion. Conventional SCR operations have relied on increasing catalyst loading or raising ammonia injection volumes. However, this approach has revealed its limitations, leading to higher blower loads due to pressure loss and surging electricity consumption, which add to long-term operating cost burdens. To make matters worse, expanded low-load operations have recently lowered flue gas temperatures, reducing catalyst reactivity and further increasing operational difficulty.
The MPS technology announced by Kukil Innotot is drawing attention as a key alternative to overcome these structural limitations. Going beyond simple catalyst supply, it is an intelligent management approach that monitors equipment performance in real time and continuously optimizes it based on actual operational data including pre- and post-stage NOx concentrations, ammonia usage, and pressure loss (ΔP).
Kukil Innotot's metal substrates have lower pressure loss and superior thermal shock durability compared to conventional ceramic materials, delivering excellent long-term operational stability. By integrating operational data analysis, the technology enables maintaining optimal operating conditions tailored to equipment status.
According to Kukil Innotot, applying this technology under actual operating conditions can deliver multiple operational efficiency improvements: a 10–20% reduction in ammonia usage, significant cuts in blower power costs through reduced pressure loss, and extended catalyst lifespan with optimized replacement cycles. Above all, its greatest advantage is that performance can be improved while maintaining existing equipment, eliminating the burden of large-scale additional investment for companies.
Industry observers expect the SCR market to gradually expand from power plants to cement, incineration, refining, and chemical sectors, with a rapid shift from an "equipment supply" focus to an "operational efficiency and performance management" focus. Building on this MPS technology, Kukil Innotot plans to expand domestic market applications while aggressively targeting early-stage overseas markets such as Southeast Asia, where environmental regulations are gaining momentum, with the aim of establishing its performance management-based SCR operating model as a global standard.
"The SCR market will evolve beyond simply delivering equipment to a structure where optimal performance is guaranteed from start to finish," a Kukil Innotot official said. "We will lead the global air quality market through innovative operational technology that achieves both environmental regulatory compliance and maintenance cost reduction."