Article: Dust-collection system improves plant's air quality inside and out.(Field Report)

Dust collection from melt and holding furnaces had been an issue for the Alcan, Inc., beverage-can recycling plant in Berea, KY. But the air inside the facility is now cleaner after a December 2003 installation of a CECOaire Fabric Dust Collector System from CECO Environmental, a Cincinnati, OH-based maker of dust-collection systems. The 176,000 ACFM (actual cubic feet per minute) system was designed, fabricated and installed as a turnkey project in four months.

Alcan's Berea recycling facility is the world's largest dedicated-used beverage can (UBC) recycling operation, according to the company. The plant will melt 14 billion UBCs, or close to 200,000 tons this ...

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