Thermal oxidizers are crucial to the safety and feasibility of many factories and industries, removing dangerous toxins and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the air by converting them to carbon dioxide and water vapor. This process ensures the continued health of industrial workers, factory the environment at large. Typically, this is done through a system that subjects these compounds to oxidation at extremely high temperatures (thermal oxidation), which speeds up the oxidation process and ensures that it continues to completion. Many thermal oxidizers are capable of removing over 99% of harmful contaminants from the process gases released by a variety of industrial processes. In the past, this process was necessary for the health of industrial workers and the world beyond. However, it was also tremendously wasteful, as great amounts of energy were poured into the thermal oxidation process, effectively being lost to productivity and profitability. New developments, though, have enabled thermal oxidation to be modified into a process less fraught with waste and more financially feasibleâ€"regenerative thermal oxidation (RTO). Regenerative Thermal Oxidation processes still neutralize dangerous toxins and organic compounds; additionally, RTOs capture the energy released by the oxidation of these compounds, funneling significant amounts of energy back into running the processesâ€"which greatly reduces the amount of new energy consumed by the factory. In fact, some process gases contain enough contaminants that the energy released by the oxidative processes is sufficient to make the Thermal Oxidizer effectively self-sustaining, which solves two environmental problems in one highly efficient process. RTOs are noted for their reliability and sustainability, characteristics crucial to processes that must typically be run every moment your factory is in production mode. Well-designed RTO systems have terrifically low failure rates and require only minimal maintenance for years of safe and successful operation. Derek Lang is with Epcon Industrial, a manufacturer of air pollution control systems, thermal oxidizers, and industrial gas fired ovens. Learn more at http://www.epconlp.com.
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