Dry Scrubber

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008674",
  "term": "Dry Scrubber",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Add-on air pollution control system that injects dry alkaline sorbent (dry injection) or sprays an alkaline sorbent (spray dryer) to react with and neutralize acid gases in the HMIWI exhaust stream forming a dry powder material.\n\n2. Add-on air pollution control system that injects dry alkaline sorbent (dry injection) or sprays an alkaline sorbent (spray dryer) to react with and neutralize acid gas in the exhaust stream forming a dry powder material. Sorbent injection systems used as control devices in fluidized bed boilers are included in this definition. A dry scrubber is a dry control system.\n\n3. Air pollution control device used to remove an acid gas pollutant from a gas stream. The pollutant is collected on or in a solid or liquid material, which is injected into the gas stream. A dry scrubber produces a dry product that must be collected downstream from this control device.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 60.51c (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 62.14490 (CFR 2018)",
    "40 CFR 63.11237 (CFR 2017)",
    "Basic Concepts in Environmental Sciences"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/dry-scrubber/"
}