A thermal oxidizer is a process unit for air pollution control in many chemical plants that decomposes hazardous gases at a high temperature and releases them into the atmosphere.
Thermal oxidizer installed at a factory.
Preassembled process unit for air pollution control, i.e., a thermal oxidizer, being installed at a work site.
Direct-fired thermal oxidizer using landfill gas as fuel
Regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) sized for 17,000 standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM).
Volatile organic compound
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds that have a high vapor pressure at room temperature. High vapor pressure correlates with a low boiling point, which relates to the number of the sample's molecules in the surrounding air, a trait known as volatility.
Thermal oxidizers provide an air pollution abatement option for VOCs from industrial air flows. A thermal oxidizer is an EPA-approved device to treat VOCs.
The handling of petroleum-based fuels is a major source of VOCs.