Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) In most developed countries, wet scrubber (flue-gas desulfurization; FGD) technology is a well-established process for removing SO 2. Also, costs have been reduced significantly from 150-200 $/KW in the 1980s to 70-150 $/kW in the late 1990s. Wet FGD Technology