ENV-07-126 Air Ionization Technology - Destroying Air Emissions and Odors

Description:

Air ionization technology has been utilized extensively in Western Europe for the past 20 years to destroy air emissions and the associated odors from wastewater treatment plants, chemical process industries, and food processing operations. Air ionization is the oldest technology in the world utilized for the destruction and reduction of air pollution and odor. Ionized oxygen which occurs naturally in air is called ionized air. Ionized air destroys VOC compounds in the air, imparts electrical charges to particulate matter in the air causing it to clump together and drop out, and kills bacteria, mold and other air-borne species that are harmful to humans. Ionized air is Mother Nature’s way of cleaning the air of harmful pollutants. Everyone has experienced the clean-smelling scent of ionized air at the shore or in the mountains. But the fresh scent of ionized air is not normally present in industrial areas and high population areas because it is depleted due to large quantities of VOC, particulate and other pollutants in the air. This paper will present the technical concepts of air ionization and the cost effectiveness of the technology. Several case studies will be presented that demonstrate how air ionization technology has been utilized by industry to destroy VOC and particulate air emissions from industrial processes. The case studies also demonstrate the effectiveness of air ionization in destroying odors, bacteria and mold from environments and processes that are difficult to solve with traditional technologies.