| When a business needs to control air pollution | | | | operation. One such component that is very |
| control, a catalytic or thermal oxidizer may be | | | | important to the operation of thermal oxidizers is |
| used to process and break down hazardous, hot | | | | the integrated heat recovery system, which |
| gases by destroying the pollutants within the gas. | | | | recovers and reuses the heat that is generated |
| A thermal oxidizer works on the principle of | | | | during the combustion process. In fact, the most |
| combustion, and in most cases, consist of an | | | | significant difference between the types of |
| oxidization chamber, a blower for drawing air | | | | thermal oxidizers is the type of heat recovery |
| through the oxidizer, and a burner. It supplies a | | | | system that is incorporated into them. Based on |
| stream of hazardous waste gases into the | | | | the type of heat recovery system that thermal |
| combustion chamber along with air and fuel, in | | | | oxidizers have, they can be categorized into |
| which they are burnt at very high temperatures | | | | either recuperative or regenerative thermal |
| to remove the hazardous elements in the gases. | | | | oxidizers. |
| The flow velocity of the gases is kept sufficiently | | | | Besides the heat recovery systems, various |
| fast to prevent the particulates present in the | | | | other components are also incorporated in |
| gases from settling down. | | | | thermal oxidizers to facilitate their operation. The |
| Thermal oxidizers are built from materials that | | | | control system is such a component, which is |
| can withstand quite high temperatures, and are | | | | integrated into the thermal oxidizers to |
| normally insulated. Though the design of most | | | | automatically check and maintain all process |
| thermal oxidizers is determined by various | | | | parameters for efficient operation. In addition, |
| factors, such as flow rate of discharge, waste | | | | emission control components, such as filters or |
| composition, as well as economic considerations, all | | | | scrubbers, are integrated as well, to treat the flue |
| thermal oxidizers have some components that | | | | gas, created by the oxidation process, prior to its |
| are necessary for their safe and efficient | | | | discharge. |