Main description:

This book is a good discussion of various air pollution control equipment. It covers a wide range of equipment and gives a good overview of the principles and applications. Very valuable is the practical experiences that are not commonly available in a typical textbook. The language is easy to understand, especially for those who do not have formal training in air pollution control. It provides hybrid systems such as those applied to biomass gasification, odor control using biological technology, plasma arc waste reduction, and more.

Contents:

Air pollution control. Adsorption devices. Bioreactors. Dry cyclone collectors. Electrostatic precipitators. Evaporative coolers. Fabric filter collectors. Fiberbed filters. Filament (mesh pad) scrubbers. Fluidized bed scrubbers. Mechanically aided scrubbers. Packed towers. Settling chambers. Spray towers/scrubbers. Nitrogen oxide (NOx) control. Thermal oxidizers. Tray scrubbers. Vane type scrubbers. Venturi scrubbers. Wet electrostatic precipitators. Special Applications: Evaporators. Heat Recovery. Gasification. System Diagnostics. Appendix A: Additional selected reading. Appendix B: List of photo contributors. Index.