Case Study #1: Glass Furnace Exhaust for Container
and Flat Glass Manufacturing

Case Study #2: Glass Fiber Manufacturing

Case Study #3: Fiber Optics Manufacturing

Case Study #4: Abrasives, Ceramics and Other
Non-Soluble PM2.5 and Submicron Particulate

Case Study #5: Coal and Solid Fuels Combustion

Case Study #6: Diesel Exhaust Emissions /
Locomotive Diesel Pollution

Case Study #7: Diesel Exhaust Emissions / Ships at Port

Case Study #4: CCS vs. Electrostatic Precipitators for Abrasives, Ceramics, Non-Soluble PM2.5, Submicron Particulate

Manufacturing Processes. Applications where conventional equipment is very inefficient or
expensive to operate and maintain provide an opportunity for the Cloud Chamber Scrubber
(CCS) to showcase its unique capabilities. Abrasives manufacturing is a typical example.

CCS Cloud Chamber technology was chosen by Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Corp.
(formerly Carborundum Corp.) for the collection of boric acid emissions from induction furnaces. 
Saint-Gobain is a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of boron nitride products. 
Furnaces operate at 2000°C.

An analysis of the particle distribution of the emissions indicates about one-third of the particles
are smaller than 0.4 micron, with two-thirds less than 1 micron. Over 80% is PM2.5. In this difficult
application, a five-stage wet electrostatic precipitator (Wet ESP) was piloted first, with
unsatisfactory results.

The subsequent success of the CCS, with over 99% efficiency, highlights its ability to treat a
broader range of particulate composition, specifically PM2.5, at a fraction of the operating cost of
electrostatic precipitators. The CCS system has been in place since early 2000 and operating 24/7.

Plant management also reports high satisfaction with the extremely low maintenance required
for the CCS, compared with electrostatic precipitators. It consists primarily of routine preventative
maintenance such as tightening belts or lubricating bearings on pumps and fans during the
annual plant shutdown. Download article published in Ceramic Industry.

Considering electrostatic precipitators ? Tell Us About It . . .
We Can Help You with Some Cost-efficient Alternatives.

For more information on how CCS performance compares with that of
electrostatic precipitators, contact: Kevin Moss (801) 294-5422
kevin.moss@tri-mer.com

(NOTE: For larger particulate, see Whirl /Wet® page.)

See our Electrostatic Precipitators page for more information.

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