Thermal Oxidation for VOC Control

Volatile organic compounds generally are fuels that are easily combustible.Through combustion, which is synomonous with thermal oxidation and incineration , the organic compounds are oxidised to CO2 and water, while trace elements such as sulfur and chlorine are oxidised to species such as SO2 and HCL.
Three combustion processes that control vapor emisions by destroying collected vapors to prevent release to the environment are
1. thermal oxidation - flares
2. thermal oxidation and incineration
3. catalytic oxidation.
Each of these procecses has unique advantages and disadvantages tha require deep considiration for proper method.As an illustration, flares are designed for infrequent large volumes of concentrated hydocarbon emissions.On the other hand thermal oxidizers are designed for high - efficiency treatment of contınuous.mixed-hydrocarbon gas streams.The design of the basics processes can be modified for specific applications,resulting in the overlap of the distinctions between processes.