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Article: Comparing fabric filter dust collectors.
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- Plant Engineering
- Article date:
- August 31, 1999
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Capturing nuisance and process dusts is a major concern for all plant engineers. Nuisance dusts could create operational problems, and are definitely health and safety concerns for the employees. Process dusts could shut down the facility if a problem developed.
Some of these dusts are valuable, such as chemicals or precious metals, and recovering and reusing them add an economic benefit to the need for air quality. Compliance with various indoor OSHA requirements and outdoor EPA air pollution regulations brings another important factor into play.
Consequently, proper design, selection, installation, and maintenance of the dust collection system are ...