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water scrubber

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water scrubber [′wȯd·ər ‚skrəb·ər]
(chemical engineering)
A device or system in which gases are contacted with water (either by spray or bubbling through) to wash out traces of water-soluble components of the gas stream.


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In addition, a good water scrubber would ensure that the emission of dangerous chemical substances would be reduced to very negligible quantities, because no "chemical layer" can absorb or adsorb all the different substances that may be present.
We are installing water scrubbers that will capture SO2 gases and particles before they escape the emissions stack," Thompson says.
The three-story building houses a 6,000 gallon reactor system, water scrubber, treatment system and miscellaneous equipment.
 
 
 
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