Case Study Category: Air Pollution Control

Gas processing system

Direct Fired Thermal Oxidizer with Enhance Safety Measure for Chemical Gas Processing Application

Direct Fired Thermal Oxidizer with Enhanced Safety Measures for Chemical Gas Processing Application Home Project No 2957 Executive Summary Epcon engineered and delivered a custom DFTO system for a chemical gas-processing plant handling high-concentration VOC streams — including hazardous solvents such as xylene and toluene. Recognizing the explosion risk due to low LEL (Lower Explosive […]
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Waste Heat Boiler in industrial setup

Direct Fired Thermal Oxidizer and Waste Heat Boiler for Petrochemical Manufacturer

Direct Fired Thermal Oxidizer and Waste Heat Boiler for Petrochemical Manufacturer​ Home Project No 3550 Executive Summary Epcon delivered a turnkey system combining a 15,000 SCFM direct-fired thermal oxidizer (DFTO) with a waste-heat boiler (WHB) for a large petrochemical manufacturer. The solution destroys volatile organic compound (VOC)-laden emissions, meets stringent regulatory destruction efficiency, and recovers […]
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Industrial equipment and machinery

Metal Coil Coating Line with Oven and Oxidizer System, Heat Recovery and Advanced Air Handling Controls

Metal Coil Coating Line with Oven and Oxidizer System, Heat Recovery and Advanced Air Handling Controls Home Project No 3921 Executive Summary Epcon delivered a fully integrated coil-coating thermal system: combining prime- and finish-coat ovens with a built-in thermal oxidizer and heat-recovery architecture. The system cures primer and top coatings on metal coils while capturing […]
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Industrial machinery in operation

55 Gallon Drum Line Equipped with Washlines, Ovens, Recuperative Thermal Oxidizer and Heat Recovery Methods

55 Gallon Drum Line Equipped with Washlines, Ovens, Recuperative Thermal Oxidizer and Heat Recovery Methods​ Home Project No 901 Executive Summary Epcon engineered a fully integrated 55-gallon drum production line that includes washlines, curing ovens, a recuperative thermal oxidizer, and a high-efficiency heat-recovery system. The oxidizer not only destroys VOCs generated during washing and curing, […]
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Industrial equipment in operation

Recuperative Thermal Oxidizer & Multistage Heat Recovery for Aluminum Parts Producer

Multiple Prime and Finishing Ovens with Air Handling System for Metal Coating Application​ Home Project No 1380 Executive Summary Epcon delivered a bespoke recuperative thermal-oxidizer (RTO) system with multistage heat-recovery to a global tier-1 aluminum parts producer — enabling efficient oxidation of exhaust gases from chip drying, while waste heat recovering system to supply process […]
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Industrial factory exterior

Thermal Oxidizer with Comprehensive Heat Recovery for Continuous Web Processing Application

Thermal Oxidizer with Comprehensive Heat Recovery for Continuous Web Processing Application​ Home Project No 770 Executive Summary Epcon delivered a custom-engineered Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) with full heat-recovery to a continuous-web processing facility — enabling efficient destruction of solvent-laden exhaust, maximized energy reuse, and improved production throughput. The system achieves 98–99.5% destruction (DRE) on a […]
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Metal finishing industrial process

Coil Coating System for Metal Processing Featuring Oxidizer, Ovens and Multistage Heat Recovery

Coil Coating System for Metal Processing Featuring Oxidizer, Ovens and Multistage Heat Recovery ​ Home Project No 3196 Executive Summary Epcon delivered a complete coil-coating solution for a metal-processing plant by replacing the existing ovens and standalone oxidizer with a custom integrated system: a 3-zone prime oven, 4-zone finish oven, a standalone thermal oxidizer, and […]
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Furnace Heat Layout

Trailer Mounted DTFO Unit for Soil Remediation by US Military

Trailer Mounted DTFO Unit for Soil Remediation by US Military​ Home Project No 773 Executive Summary Epcon delivered a self-contained, trailer-mounted direct-fired thermal/oxidation (DTFO) system to a U.S. military environmental-remediation project — designed to remediate contaminated soil by thermally desorbing hazardous volatile and semi-volatile substances and thermally oxidizing off-gas. This mobile unit allows safe, on-site […]
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Epcon industrial system machinery

Direct Fired Thermal Oxidizer for Midstream Petrochemical Operation

Direct Fired Thermal Oxidizer for Midstream Petrochemical Operation​ Home Project No 2949 Direct-Fired Thermal Oxidizer (DFTO) for Mid-stream Petrochemical Operation Executive Summary Epcon engineered and supplied a skid-mounted DFTO for a mid-stream petrochemical facility facing variable hydrocarbon vapor loads and intermittent venting streams. The system reliably destroys volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants […]
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Direct Fired Thermal Oxidizer

Direct Fired Thermal Oxidizer for Oil & Gas Application with Variable Process Loads​

Direct Fired Thermal Oxidizer for Oil & Gas Application with Variable Process Loads Home Project No 3710 Executive Summary Epcon engineered and supplied a tailored direct-fired thermal oxidizer (DFTO) for an oil & gas facility facing variable process loads and intermittent vapor/exhaust streams. The system reliably destroys volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hydrocarbon vapors, and other […]
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