Gas column absorber apparatusAir Clean-Up Technology

Volatile Organics or Solvents Problems?

Clive Hadfield & Associates Ltd offer:

  • Solvent management and control systems to reduce or eliminate emissions at source
  • Our own low cost absorber unit designed for simplicity of operation. Test unit available for proving trials.
  • Abatement Engineering and Sourcing including all techniques (Absorption, Oxidation, Adsorption, Biological, Cryogenic etc) with heat and/or solvent recovery in appropriate cases.

SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR SOLVENT SHOCK

The simplest and best way to reduce VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) emissions to air is by a good solvent management system. However, when that is not enough, and organisations turn to abatement equipment, they discover that their alternatives are:

LARGE COST          LARGE SIZE          LARGE COMPLEXITY

NEW ABSORPTION TECHNOLOGY

Help is now at hand to meet these problems with a Small Cost Absorber Unit of a Small Physical size.

Units are made to order to handle any volume of airflow, but are particularly suitable for the many small installations whose VOC emissions now breach or approach the new legislative limits.

Solvent and VOC extraction diagramRecent independent trials indicate 99% removal is readily achievable using the technology.

The process design is based on the principles of larger scale technology in which air is cleaned by VOC absorption into a low cost inert fluid. On-site desorbtion processes can be set up to recover absorbed solvents.

The main process advantages of the technology are:

  • Low capital costs, with a packaged and/or leasing operation in appropriate cases,
  • Low running costs,
  • Largely maintenance free, with a very long life,
  • Largely unaffected by fouling (and able to handle paint droplets)
  • Very compact design (small footprint)
  • Can handle variable volume flows and concentrations,
  • Can easily be switched on & off in conjunction with the process emitting VOCs,
  • Is able to offer solvent recovery in appropriate circumstances.

APPLICATIONS

The simple system is suitable for almost any process which results in solvents or odours being vented into the atmosphere.  These will include any using solvent-based adhesives, paints or inks. A pilot unit is available for demonstration and proving prior to any commitment being made to use the technology.

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