Arrester

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000790",
  "term": "Arrester",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Equipment that removes solid or liquid particles from a stream of gas, as used on stacks and exhaust ducts to cut particulate emissions. Common types include cyclones, fabric filters, electrostatic precipitators and wet scrubbers. A different device, the flame arrester, stops a flame from traveling along a pipe and does not remove particles.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and the Environment",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2175 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/arrester/"
}