recuperative thermal oxidizer

noun

A type of thermal oxidizer for treating air pollutants of all types, especially VOCs and odours, by burning the gases in an oven at about 800ºC for about 1 second, while recuperating part of the heat generated from the combustion of said pollutants to pre-heat the entering polluted air, thus reducing energy costs.

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nounrecuperative thermal oxidizer (plural recuperative thermal oxidizers)

plural recuperative thermal oxidizers

  1. A type of thermal oxidizer for treating air pollutants of all types, especially VOCs and odours, by burning the gases in an oven at about 800ºC for about 1 second, while recuperating part of the heat generated from the combustion of said pollutants to pre-heat the entering polluted air, thus reducing energy costs.
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