Coating & Surface Finishing

Coating & Surface Finishing

Industrial paint, UV coating, adhesive, metal finishing and multi-booth surface processes.

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Industry context

Processes and emission sources

Mist and particulate pretreatment protects a zeolite concentration or direct oxidation system selected around booth schedules and solvent load.

Metal finishingUV coatingFurniture coatingAdhesive coatingIndustrial spray lines
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Common pollutants

  • Paint mist
  • Aromatic hydrocarbons
  • Esters
  • Ketones
  • Alcohols

Typical conditions

  • Large booth airflow
  • Low average with peak VOC loads
  • Intermittent shifts
  • Mist-bearing exhaust

Engineering priorities

  • Pretreatment loading
  • Booth diversity
  • Fire and explosion protection
  • Temperature and humidity
  • Maintenance access
Typical treatment train

From collection to compliant discharge

  1. 01

    Booth capture

  2. 02

    Dry or wet pretreatment

  3. 03

    Concentration where appropriate

  4. 04

    Thermal or catalytic oxidation

  5. 05

    Stack monitoring

Zeolite Rotor Concentrator

Zeolite Rotor

Large airflow, low concentration VOCs (coating, printing, electronics)

RTO Thermal Oxidizer

RTO

Medium–high concentration VOCs, complex solvent mixes, heat recovery duty

Catalytic Oxidizer (CO)

Catalytic Oxidizer

Low-to-medium concentration streams; space-constrained plants

Wet Scrubbing & Mixing Towers

Wet Scrubbing

Pretreatment for explosive risk, sticky dust, acid/alkali gases

Recommended equipment

Configurations commonly evaluated

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These configurations are starting points for this industry. Final selection depends on measured airflow, pollutant chemistry, concentration, temperature and production schedule.

Three-Tower RTO

Three-Bed RTO

A high-heat-recovery oxidizer for continuous treatment of medium-to-high VOC loads and changing solvent mixtures.

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Rotary-Valve RTO

Rotary RTO

A compact RTO configuration using a rotary gas-distribution valve for broad airflow flexibility and continuous VOC oxidation.

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Molecular Sieve Rotor

Zeolite Rotor

Concentrates large-airflow, low-concentration VOC exhaust into a smaller stream for efficient downstream oxidation.

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Zeolite Concentrator RTO

Zeolite + Three-Bed RTO

A complete train for large-volume dilute VOC exhaust with concentration, thermal oxidation and optional process heat recovery.

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Concentrator Rotary RTO

Zeolite + Rotary RTO

A compact concentration and rotary oxidation train for large-airflow VOC sources with fluctuating recipes or concentration.

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Zeolite Catalytic Combustion Integrated Unit

Zeolite + CO

An integrated low-temperature oxidation package for large-airflow, low-concentration and catalyst-compatible VOC streams.

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Map your coating & surface finishing process

Share exhaust sources, airflow, concentration, operating temperature and schedule. We will identify pretreatment needs and a suitable control train.

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