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                        volatile                                     height
                          inorganic compounds (VIC), 256               of gas transfer unit, 210–211,
                          organic compounds (VOC), 28, 256,               232–233
                               271                                     of transfer unit, 206, 266–268
                             liquids (VOL), 50                       hydrogen sulfide removal, 265–271,
                        vortex controlled combustion, 449              282–284
                                                                     limitations, 242, 282
                        W
                                                                     number of transfer unit, 209, 232
                        waste gas stream, thermal oxidation, 352     operation, 212
                        water                                        packing, 212, 213, 229–235, 259,
                          consumption, Venturi scrubber, 222           265, 279–282, 290, 293
                          content, 22, 24                            PM removal, 208, 293, 486
                          vapor pressure, 24                         power requirement, 212
                        wet                                          quencher, 201, 202, 488
                          absorbent, wet scrubber, 199, 214, 229     Schmidt number, 211, 212, 234
                          electrostatic precipitator, 488            siting considerations, 293
                          scrubber, 198–222, 227–293                 solvent, 199, 214, 230
                             ammonia removal, 293–296                spray tower, 201, 202, 285, 488
                             applications, 242                       sulfur dioxide removal, 258–266,
                             carbon dioxide removal, 271–274           285–293
                             chlorine removal, 277–278               superficial gas velocity, 262–267
                             cost, 214, 235–240                      tray scrubber, 201, 202
                             design, 206, 215, 229, 235, 287         tray tower, 201, 202, 289, 488
                             desulfurization, 285–293                wet absorbent, 199, 214, 229
                             fan, 212                             scrubber/absorber, VOC removal, 480–
                             FGD, 285–293                              484
                             flooding                           wet-bulb temperature, 22
                               correction, 207, 231
                               flooding curve, 260              X
                             flue gas desulfurization, 285–288  xylene, 470
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