NEW DIRECTIONS IN VOC/HAP DESTRUCTION

More than US$ 800 million: using current technology, that is the wood products industry's projected cost for control of volatile organic chemical (VOC) and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions over the next few years (see Table 1). Agenda 2020 - a special project committee of AF&PA that...

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Published in:Tappi journal 2005-03, Vol.88 (3), p.37-39
Main Authors: Showalter, John, Hunt, Timothy, Price, Eddie
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:More than US$ 800 million: using current technology, that is the wood products industry's projected cost for control of volatile organic chemical (VOC) and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions over the next few years (see Table 1). Agenda 2020 - a special project committee of AF&PA that continues to improve forest products economics and improve value to society through leveraged technology deployment - has funded research resulting in several technologies to address this issue. Process modifications promise the greatest near term benefits. Non-thermal plasma technology promises longer-term benefits to the total industry, but at a higher cost. The following analysis includes capital benefits to oriented strand board (OSB) manufacturers only; therefore, total benefit to industry will be even greater than described here.
ISSN:0734-1415