Thermal oxidiser reduces volatile emissions
15 Jan 2000
Strict legal requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency put pressure on an adhesive plaster manufacturer's volatile organic compounds emissions. David Sheldon, Chief Engineer at Cuxson Gerrard of Oldbury said, `To maintain flexibility we wanted to retain our current solvent-based adhesives.' Company chemist Dave Hill found eight or nine different solvents, a high proportion of which was acetone.
Babcock Wanson's RIGE regenerative thermal oxidiser with a two tower compensating column was chosen. Each tower has an alternating ceramic particle bed which absorbs the heat of thermal oxidation.
