Abstract
The effective solution to any problem concerning the cleaning of a gas stream prior to discharge into the environment involves recognition of the nature of the offending gases and then the selection of the most appropriate equipment to remove them. The range of chemicals which are removed is very extensive, varying from simple inorganic gases to complex organic compounds. There may be a single component in low concentration or a variety of compounds at elevated temperature with a particulate present. The wrong choice of scrubber design may not only result in ineffective operation but may lead to more serious problems than if there were no unit at all.
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Arrowsmith, A., Ashton, N.F. (1997). Wet scrubbing. In: Seville, J.P.K. (eds) Gas Cleaning in Demanding Applications. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1451-3_13
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