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Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) PhysicalProduct

An industrial-grade air pollution control device that uses high temperatures (1400-1500°F) to combust and decompose VOCs into CO2 and water vapor. Available in 2-tower and 3-tower designs, achieving up to 98% or 99%+ destruction & removal efficiency respectively.

The most common type of oxidizers, the RTO uses ceramic media to capture and recycle waste heat, offering 95% thermal efficiency. The RTO is the most expensive type of thermal oxidizer, but offers the lowest energy costs.

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A Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) is an industrial-grade air pollution control device that use high temperatures to combust and decompose volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into CO 2 and water vapor.

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The two main designs are the 2-tower and 3-tower RTO (may also be called a 2-can or 3-can RTOs). The 2-tower design will suit most cases, providing up to 98% destruction & removal efficiency (DRE), while the 3-tower design will be used when the highest destruction efficiency (99%+) is required (in cases of odor complaints, for example).

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Catalytic Oxidizer PhysicalProduct

An air pollution control device used in industrial processes to destroy volatile organic compounds (VOCs), odor-causing compounds, and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) before exhausting process air to atmosphere. It uses moderately high temperatures (~800°F) and a metal catalyst to trigger a combustion reaction that transforms organic solvents into CO2 and H2O.

Catalytic Oxidizer Catalytic Recuperative Oxidizer Catalytic Thermal Oxidizer Regenerative Catalytic Oxidizer RCO Oxidizer

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A catalytic thermal oxidizer is an air pollution control device used in industrial processes to destroy volatile organic compounds (VOCs), odor-causing compounds, and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) before exhausting the process air to atmosphere.

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Similar to a thermal oxidizer, except the catalytic oxidizer uses a metal catalyst to lower the required reaction temperature to fully oxidize the VOCs.

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IPE Advisor Organization

Industrial Pollution Equipment Advisor provides free equipment sourcing tools, engineering resources, and expert advice to help plant managers, engineers, and buyers determine the right industrial pollution equipment for their application and find suppliers with experience in their industry.

IPE Advisor provides engineers, buyers, and project managers with independent, unbiased third-party advice, transparent benchmark pricing, and tools they need to pur

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Industrial Pollution Equipment Advisor (IPE Advisor) provides free equipment sourcing tools, engineering resources, and expert advice to help plant managers, engineers, and buyers determine the right industrial pollution equipment for their application and find suppliers with experience in their industry .

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Catalytic Thermal Oxidizer (CATOX) PhysicalProduct

A type of catalytic oxidizer that uses a metal catalyst to speed VOC decomposition, allowing operation at much lower temperatures (800°F-900°F) than standard thermal oxidizers (1400°F-1500°F).

This type uses a metal catalyst to speed along the VOC's decomposition reaction. The main advantage of catalytic thermal oxidizers is that they can operate at much lower temperatures of 800°F-900°F instead of 1400°F-1500°F.

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Catalytic Thermal Oxidizer (CATOX) : This type uses a metal catalyst to speed along the VOC's decomposition reaction. The main advantage of a catalytic oxidizer is that it can operate at much lower temperatures of 800°F-900°F instead of 1400°F-1500°F.

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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Concept

Harmful organic chemical emissions released during industrial processes such as painting, coating, and drying, which pollution control equipment like thermal oxidizers are designed to reduce.

Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatile_organic_compound

Many types of air pollution control equipment are used across nearly all industrial processing and manufacturing industries to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and other greenhouse gases (GHG).

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the VOCs & air pollutants undergo thermal oxidization, transforming the organic solvents into CO 2 and H 2 O.

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Budget Calculator (Cost Benchmark Tool) SoftwareProduct

A free tool offered by IPE Advisor that provides an itemized turnkey budget price broken down by major scope items, plus estimated project schedule, equipment footprint, weight/loading, and estimated energy usage.

Our budget calculator will provide you with a complete turnkey budget price broken down by every major scope item, so you can pick and choose. It will also provide you with and estimated project schedule, equipment footprint, weight/loading, estimated energy usage, and more.

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IPE Advisor offers a free budget calculator (cost benchmark tool).

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Find Suppliers Service

A service/tool where users enter their industry, application/process, and type of equipment, and IPE Advisor recommends suppliers with experience providing that equipment to their industry/application.

Also known as: Find a Supplier Tool, Find Suppliers Tool

Getting Started: Use this form to enter your industry, application/process, and type of equipment.

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How Much Should It Cost? Find a Supplier, Get a Quote.

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Do you need to find RTO suppliers? Use our free Find Suppliers tool.

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Based on your inputs, we will recommend suppliers with experience providing that equipment to your industry/application.

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Thermal Oxidizer PhysicalProduct

A type of air pollution control equipment used in industrial processes to reduce emissions of VOCs, odors, HAPs, and GHGs before releasing them into the atmosphere, using high temperatures to trigger combustion.

A thermal oxidizer (also known as thermal oxidiser, fume incinerator or thermal incinerator ) is a type of air pollution control equipment used in industrial processes to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), odors, harmful air pollutants (HAPs), and other greenhouse gases (GHG) before releasing them into the atmosphere.

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Using extreme high temperatures (1500°F) to trigger a combustion reaction, the VOCs & air pollutants undergo thermal oxidization, transforming the organic solvents into CO 2 (carbon dioxide) and H 2 O (water).

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Thermal Oxidizer Efficiency Metric

Percentages representing a thermal oxidizer's removal effectiveness for different pollutant categories, such as 95% for VOCs, 90% for organic HAPs, and lower percentages for particulates, acids, corrosive fumes, and heavy metals.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) 95 Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) 90 Odors* (Organic-based) 80

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Particulate matter 50

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Direct-fired Thermal Oxidizer (DFTO) PhysicalProduct

The simplest type of thermal oxidizer consisting of a burner in a box with a fan, with no heat recovery system; it is the least expensive type of equipment but has the highest energy costs.

The simplest type of thermal oxidizer, it's just a burner in a box with a fan. The direct-fired TO does not have any heat recovery system. This is the least expensive type of equipment, but has the highest energy costs.

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Thermal Recuperative Oxidizer (TRO) PhysicalProduct

A thermal oxidizer featuring an air-to-air heat exchanger that uses waste heat to pre-heat incoming air to the burner, offering 60-70% thermal efficiency.

The recuperative type features an air-to-air heat exchanger (HEX), and uses the waste heat to pre-heat the incoming air to the burner. The TRO offers 60-70% thermal efficiency. It's more expensive than the DFTO, but offers lower energy costs.

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Recuperative Catalytic Oxidizer (RCO) PhysicalProduct

Similar to the catalytic thermal oxidizer but adds a heat exchanger for waste heat recovery; more expensive than other catalytic oxidizers but offers lower operating costs.

Also known as: Recuperative Catalytic Oxidizer

Similar to the catalytic oxidizer above, the RCO adds a heat exchanger for waste heat recovery. The RCO is a more expensive type of catalytic oxidizer, but it offers lower operating costs.

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Similar to the catalytic oxidizer above, the recuperative version operates at much lower temperature, 800-900°F, but it also incorporates an air-to-air heat exchanger to preheat the incoming air.

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Gas Flare (Vapor Combustor) PhysicalProduct

Similar to a direct-fired oxidizer but does not require supplemental natural gas; used on very high concentration VOC gas streams.

While not technically a type of thermal oxidizer, the flare is similar to the direct-fired oxidizer but it does not require supplemental natural gas. Flares are used on very high concentration VOC gas streams (over 3-5% of LEL).

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Destruction Efficiency (DRE) Metric

A measure of a thermal oxidizer's effectiveness at destroying pollutants, dependent on residence time within the combustion chamber.

Also known as: Destruction and Removal Efficiency (DRE)

Contaminated air passes through the combustion chamber, designed to provide enough time at temperature (residence time) to achieve the desired destruction efficiency (DRE).

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Contaminated air passes through the burner chamber, which is designed to heat the process air to a set temperature (~800°F) to provide enough time at temperature (residence time) while passing through the catalyst media to achieve the desired destruction efficiency (DRE).

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Combustion Chamber (Firing Box) Concept

The primary component of a thermal oxidizer system, housing the burner, where contaminated air passes through with enough residence time to achieve desired destruction efficiency.

The primary component of a thermal oxidizer system is the combustion chamber, or firing box, which houses the burner.

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Primary Heat Exchanger Concept

A component in recuperative or regenerative oxidizer designs that uses hot, clean air exiting the combustion chamber to pre-heat incoming dirty air.

In a recuperative or regenerative oxidizer design, there is a primary heat exchanger to use the hot, clean air exiting the combustion chamber to pre-heat the incoming dirty air.

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Catalytic Products (CPI) Organization

A supplier recommended by IPE Advisor that offers thermal oxidizers, catalytic oxidizers, concentrators, filtration systems, and heat exchangers, and has provided RTOs to automakers such as Honda and Volkswagen.

Offers thermal oxidizers, catalytic oxidizers, concentrators, filtration systems, and heat exchangers. CPI has provided RTOs to Honda, Volkswagen, and more.

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Animal Feed Industry Taxonomy

An industry served by IPE Advisor where manufacturing creates airborne particulates, dust, and odor pollution from grinding, pelleting, and drying processes, requiring dust collectors and thermal oxidizers.

Animal feed manufacturing creates airborne particulates, dust, and odor pollution - resulting from the grinding, pelleting, and drying processes.

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Automotive Industry Taxonomy

An industry served by IPE Advisor covering vehicle body painting, plastic component painting, engine test stations, tire manufacturing, and dashboard coating, generating VOCs, HAPs, odors, and particulates.

Air pollution control applications in the Auto industry include: Vehicle body painting applications , including paint booth and cure oven emissions,

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Siloxanes Concept

Silicon-based flow additive chemicals used in automotive paint that create unique challenges for RTOs and adsorption systems, forming silicone dioxide that coats and damages ceramic heat exchange media.

In the case of RTOs, the siloxanes will form silicone dioxide (SiO 2 ) in the combustion chamber, coating the ceramic media with a highly-stable white powder that cannot be burned out or washed out.

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Direct Catalytic Oxidizer PhysicalProduct

A basic, non-recuperative catalytic oxidizer that does not offer waste heat recovery; it is the least expensive type but has the highest operating costs per CFM.

This is a basic, non-recuperative catalytic oxidizer, which does not offer any type of waste heat recovery. The direct catalytic oxidizer is the least expensive type of catalytic oxidizer, but it requires the highest operating costs per CFM due to not heat recovery.

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Electric Recuperative Catalytic Oxidizer PhysicalProduct

A catalytic oxidizer that uses electrical resistance heaters instead of propane-fueled burners, with exhaust passing through a heat exchanger to pre-heat inlet gases; useful where fuel gas is unavailable.

These units work with electrical resistance heaters instead of propane fueled burners (the lower operating temperatures allow for this), and the exhaust goes through a heat exchanger to pre-heat the inlet gases, reducing operating costs.

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Catalyst Concept

A substance used to accelerate the rate of a chemical reaction, allowing it to occur faster and at a lower temperature; may be precious metal (platinum, palladium) or basic metal (metal oxides or carboxylates using iron, vanadium, or molybdenum).

A catalyst is a substance that is used to accelerate the rate of a chemical reaction, allowing the reaction to occur faster and at a lower temperature range.

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Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) Concept

Organic hazardous compounds targeted for removal by catalytic and thermal oxidizers, with catalytic oxidizers showing 90% effectiveness on organic HAPs.

Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) 90

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2-Tower RTO PhysicalProduct

A regenerative thermal oxidizer design (also called 2-can RTO) that suits most cases, providing up to 98% destruction & removal efficiency.

The 2-tower design will suit most cases, providing up to 98% destruction & removal efficiency (DRE)

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3-Tower RTO PhysicalProduct

A regenerative thermal oxidizer design (also called 3-can RTO) used when the highest destruction efficiency (99%+) is required, such as in cases of odor complaints.

the 3-tower design will be used when the highest destruction efficiency (99%+) is required (in cases of odor complaints, for example)

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Ceramic Media Towers Concept

A component of RTOs that achieve 95% thermal efficiency by absorbing and storing waste heat from combustion; heat is released to incoming air by periodically switching airflow direction.

Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTOs) achieve 95% thermal efficiency by absorbing and storing the waste heat from combustion in large towers of ceramic media.

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Switching Air Valves Concept

RTO components that periodically cycle each tower between admitting dirty process air and releasing heat, purging/cleaning, or exhausting and absorbing heat into ceramic media.

The Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) will periodically cycle each tower between (Cycle 1) admitting dirty process air and releasing heat from ceramic media, (Cycle 2) purging and cleaning, or (Cycle 3) exhausting and absorbing heat from post-combustion air into the ceramic media.

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