Title: flue gas scrubber
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - flue gas scrubber
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.F02447
Status: current

Definition
Equipment for removing fly ash and other objectionable materials from the products of combustion by means of sprays or wet baffles.

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2189 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

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Citation: Citation: 'flue gas scrubber' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.F02447
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