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Wet Scrubbing

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Air and Noise Pollution Control

Part of the book series: Handbook of Environmental Engineering ((HEE,volume 1))

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Gas-liquid contact, termed wet scrubbing, is one of the major techniques used in the control of air pollution from stationary sources. Pollutant gases and particles in the exhaust gas stream come into contact with a liquid, and mass transfer and particle collection occur to varying degrees. Wet scrubbing is the only major control technique in which high-efficiency removal of both gaseous and particle pollutants can be achieved.

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    Elmar R. Altwicker

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    Lawrence K. Wang

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    Norman C. Pereira

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Altwicker, E.R. (1979). Wet Scrubbing. In: Wang, L.K., Pereira, N.C. (eds) Air and Noise Pollution Control. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 1. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6236-7_5

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