Removal Of Air Pollutants From Charcoal Production Process Exhaust

Exhaust gas containing wood tar of high concentration is discharged from charcoal production kilns. The large amount of emissions are often found by operational failure. The purpose of this study is to investigate the performance of an integrated treatment system in treating charcoal production exhaust. The system, which combined a tar collection device and a post-combustion unit, was proposed to remove moisture, wood tar, particulate matter, and other gas-phase pollutants (CO, CH4, total hydrogen carbons) from exhaust gases. Heat recovery units were also applied in the system to utilize waste heat.