Glossary

You can use our glossary to look up process-engineering terms.

E

Exhaust air usually means cold exhaust gases (<100°C) whose main component is air.

S

Separation efficiency is the ratio of material separated in the system to the amount of material to be separated that is entering the system.

A separation tank behind a gas scrubber is normally required to separate the scrubbing medium and gas flow.

W

Waste gases are by-products of industrial or other processes.