Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): January- February
Original Articles

THE FUTURE OF LOW SPEED SCRUBBING TECHNOLOGY

Alexander Michael Brown
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.

Published 2023-09-19

Keywords

  • Low Speed Scrubbing Technology (LSST),
  • Low Speed Absorber (LSA),
  • gas-liquid interaction,
  • sorption,
  • chemisorption,
  • wet scrubber,
  • absorber,
  • counter-flow,
  • co-flow,
  • regime change
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How to Cite

Michael Brown, A. (2023). THE FUTURE OF LOW SPEED SCRUBBING TECHNOLOGY. Academic Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology, 6(1), 13–26. Retrieved from https://topjournals.org/index.php/AJSET/article/view/567

Abstract

Low Speed Scrubbing Technology (LSST) is a new technology for the purification of industrial
exhausts from both gaseous and solid pollutants. It does not belong to either a counter-flow or co-flow system,
but is based on the idea of regime change. The LSST scrubber, known as the Low Speed Absorber (LSA), is free
of any mechanical or pressure loads, has low hydraulic resistance, and has no unreliable structural units. It is a
foolproof and serviceable construction

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