Afterburner

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000699",
  "term": "Afterburner",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. In incinerator technology, a burner located so that the combustion gases are made to pass through its flame in order to remove smoke and odors. It may be attached to or be separated from the incinerator proper.\n\n2. Air pollution control device that uses controlled flame combustion to convert combustible materials to noncombustible gases; also known as an incinerator or a thermal oxidizer.\n\n3. Exhaust gas incinerator used to control emissions of particulate matter.\n\n4. An off-gas posttreatment unit for control of organic compounds by thermal oxidation. A typical afterburner is a refractory-lined shell providing enough residence time at sufficiently high temperature to destroy organic compounds in the off-gas stream.",
  "abbreviation": "A/B",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment; Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Glossary",
    "40 CFR 63.1503 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 60.471 (CFR 2013)",
    "Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms; Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/afterburner/"
}