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Carbon Monoxide (CO)

An odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon.

Catalyst

A catalyst is a substance that is used to accelerate the rate of a chemical reaction, allowing the reaction to occur in a normal temperature range of 550°F - 650°F (275ºC to 350ºC).

Destruction Removal Efficiency (DRE) 

A percentage that represents the number of molecules of a compound removed or destroyed in an incinerator relative to the number of molecules entering the system. A DRE of 99.99 percent means that 9,999 molecules are destroyed for every 10,000 that enter.

Fixed Bed Absorbers

An operation in which the additive material (catalyst, absorbent, filter media, ion-exchange resin) remains stationary in the chemical reactor.

Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP)

Toxic chemicals that cause serious health and environmental effects. Hazardous air pollutants are released by sources such as chemical plants, dry cleaners, printing plants, and motor vehicles.

Heat Exchanger

A device, such as an automobile radiator, used to transfer heat from a fluid on one side of a barrier to a fluid on the other side without bringing the fluids into direct contact.

Nitrogen Oxides (Nox)

Compounds of nitrogen and oxygen produced by the burning of fossil fuels.

Organic Particulate Matter (PM)

Particulate material in the sea derived from the decomposition of the nonmineral constituents of living organisms 

ReDOx Processes

Redox (shorthand for reduction-oxidation reaction) describes all chemical reactions in which atoms have their oxidation number (oxidation state) changed.

Rotary Concentrator Absorbers

A rotary concentrator heats media in a desorption zone to a desorption temperature, then removes the pollutants using a second cold desorbent gas stream in a desorbent zone.

Smoothing bed

Very large fluctuations in the concentration of contaminants in the raw gas challenge the air purification system and can even lead to a complete shutdown when temperature limits are exceeded. An upstream CTP smoothing bed stores and smoothes concentration peaks. The fixed bed provides the air purification system with an even and reduced contaminant concentration, enabling it to operate in the correct condition. Any exceeding of the lower explosion limit (LEL) is impeded by guarantee and failures due to contamination peaks in the process are practically impossible.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemical compounds that have high enough vapor pressures under normal conditions to significantly vaporize and enter the atmosphere.