Companies and government agencies alike are looking to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their activities. Methods include increasing the use of renewable and low carbon energy sources as well as improving the energy efficiency of processes.

One of the ways to reduce the adverse effects of burners on the environment is to convert legacy fuel trains in industrial heating and steam applications from running on petroleum and other fossil fuels to renewable and biodegradable biofuels.

Both natural- and forced-draft burners are utilized in millions of process heating applications throughout the world. They are applied across many industries to heat, process, refine, store and transport the myriad of products that we rely upon each day.

ProFire SBR-5 Series is compatible with boiler types such as firetube and watertube. The burner series is capable of less than 5 ppm NOX emissions with flue-gas recirculation (FGR). 

While the reduction of solvent emissions within VOC guidelines is an important goal throughout industry, it has been challenging for drying oven suppliers. 

Macrowave Express Series increases drying efficiency and line productivity while reducing carbon emissions, heat degradation and product cracking, says the manufacturer. 

What is the product that made you stop and ask, “Where have you been all my life?” For me, it’s a tight race between my smartphone and heated car seats. For many companies engaged in operations involving thermal processing, I suspect it will be the advent of cloud-based predictive maintenance and remote process management platforms.

In an interview with Editor Linda Becker, Matthew Konkle with Dürr Megtec explains the types of technologies used for emissions control in the process industries and offers advice for proactive and reactive maintenance of these systems.

The three largest contributors to the formation of NO_X are industrial sources, natural sources and agricultural sources. Abatement and control technology for NO_X includes a variety of solutions. Among them are oxidizers, low NO_X burners and selective and non-selective catalytic reduction units.

It is no secret that emissions regulations are continuing the downward trend that we have seen in the last decade. Current regulations in many areas of the country — and even some corporate policies — are focused on single-digit NOx levels of 9 ppm.