Illustrates the principles and practices underlying control processes with design examples for practicing engineers. This book discusses the performance, potential, and limitations of the control processes as a basis for intelligent planning of abatement systems. It examines flare processes, thermal oxidation, catalytic oxidation, and others.

A panel of respected air pollution control educators and practicing professionals critically survey the both principles and practices underlying control processes, and illustrate these with a host of detailed design examples for practicing engineers. The authors discuss the performance, potential, and limitations of the major control processes - including fabric filtration, cyclones, electrostatic precipitation, wet and dry scrubbing, and condensation - as a basis for intelligent planning of abatement systems. Additional chapters critically examine flare processes, thermal oxidation, catalytic oxidation, gas-phase activated carbon adsorption, and gas-phase biofiltration. The contributors detail the Best Available Technologies (BAT) for air pollution control and provide cost data, examples, theoretical explanations, and engineering methods for the design, installation, and operation of air pollution process equipment. Methods of practical design calculation are illustrated by numerous numerical calculations.

Air Quality and Pollution Control. Fabric Filtration. Cyclones. Electrostatic Precipitation. Wet and Dry Scrubbing. Condensation. Flare Process. Thermal Oxidation. Catalytic Oxidation. Gas-Phase Activated Carbon Adsorption. Gas-Phase Biofiltration. Emerging Air Pollution Control Technologies. Index.