Air pollution control technology - An overview

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00022470.1982.10465396· OSTI ID:6610924

Orem, S R

An overview is presented of the equipment and economics of pollution control devices for industrial applications. Attention is given to the Venturi scrubber, high order pressure drops, mechanical/centrifugal, cyclonic devices, baghouses, the Hersey reverse jet blow ring, electrostatic precipitators, and flue gas desulfurization. A total of over one and 1/3 billion dollars was spent on air pollution control equipment in 1980. The development of cartridge-type filters filled with synthetic fabrics such as fiberglass mesh for baghouses is reviewed, as is the growth of installed electrostatic precipitator units, totalling 42.274 GW of installed capacity in 1980. A steady growth in the total capacity of scrubbers is foreseen with the tendency for the use of coal as a primary energy source.

• Research Organization: Industrial Gas Cleaning Institute, Inc., Alexandria, VA
• OSTI ID: 6610924
• Journal Information: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Vol. 32; ISSN JPCAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
424000* -- Engineering-- Pollution Control Equipment-- (1980-1989)
AIR FILTERS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BAGHOUSES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONCENTRATORS
CONTROL
CYCLONE SEPARATORS
DESULFURIZATION
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
EQUIPMENT
FABRIC FILTERS
FILTERS
FLUE GAS
GASEOUS WASTES
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INERTIAL SEPARATORS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
SCRUBBERS
SEPARATION EQUIPMENT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
VENTURI TUBES
WASTES