Overview of emerging control technologies for treating VOC emissions
- O`Brien & Gere Engineers, Inc., Syracuse, NY (United States)
An increasingly competitive global marketplace has prompted industries worldwide to seek out new and more cost-effective ways of doing business. These economic forces have collided with increasingly stringent environmental regulations to produce a myriad of environmental technologies. For instance, the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments have placed a significant burden upon American industry to control nearly 200 toxic air contaminants. Clearly, this presents a dynamic marketplace for the development and implementation of new air emission control technologies. This paper presents an overview of four such technologies: high-energy corona discharge; biofiltration; steam reforming; and membrane separation and discusses the potential applications and operational considerations associated with each technology. Each technology has its own niche, depending on the contaminants to be controlled and other factors such as the volume of air to be treated, regulatory requirements for destruction, and space availability. These practical considerations are the focus of how these emerging technologies may provide industry with more efficient ways of complying with environmental mandates. 14 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 621356
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960273-; TRN: 98:002183-0016
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) specialty conference on emerging solutions to VOC and air toxics control, Clearwater Beach, FL (United States), 28 Feb - 1 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Emerging solutions to VOC and air toxics control; PB: 457 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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