For potential customers, dry FGD process has the clear advantage of being both easy and impactful. First, S02 removal efficiency is quite high with this dry FGD process, so environmental damage from industry operations can be significantly alleviated. Second, when the dry process is employed in water-scarce areas it is particularly beneficial for reducing effluent requirements. Third, the dry FGD is not only cost-effective because its energy of operation is low and processes simply are mostly automated, but also overall environmental costs and benefits can be relatively accurately estimated. Furthermore, the dry FGD system has a smaller footprint and the solid by-product it produces is as such much easier to dispose of than sludge. For customers this means less money spent on waste disposal; less complexity in managing their own wastes (which is important in general terms as well); and in terms of environmental impact, more sustainable business practices are followed.