Pre-Treating Your RTO

The other day we talked about some options that you should look for in your RTO in order to stop plugging before it starts. What other pre-treatment options can be used?

Pre-treatment options include a final filter prior to the oxidizer. Paint spray booths typically have dry filters or water wash filtering. As precaution we recommend the addition of a final filter prior to the oxidizer to protect from filter breaks upstream or improper filter installation.

You may also want to add a stand-alone ceramic filter. However, even though they are sometimes suggested to control organic particulates, heating the ceramic filter constantly may result in excessive fuel costs, since the airflow over the filter will act to cool the ceramic filter that the burner is trying to heat. Contact us if you would like us to evaluate the feasibility of a ceramic filter. A filter is an easy fix in most cases, but the fuel demand is usually high enough to consider the other methods available to address organic particulates.

Have a particulate issue in your emission stream? Give us a call with quantity and size of the particulate. We’ll let you know if you will need pre-treatment prior to the oxidizer.

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"We had two catalytic systems in operation when we purchased our first refurbished unit from Kono Kogs. We knew a catalytic system was the way to go, but the availability of a warranty on a used system, and Kono Kogs reputation, helped us make the final decision to buy a used system. The 1985 vintage unit looked great when we received it and it tested out great when we had our stack test (>98% VOC destruction). So when it was time to increase capacity for our other press lines, we did not hesitate to go back to Kono Kogs. They even made our second purchase easier by taking two older systems in trade on a refurbished unit."

"We are very pleased with the performance of the refurbished oxidizer. We greatly exceeded (98%+) our required VOC destruction efficiency and it has performed with >99% up time. The unit looks great as well, which was very important to us!"

"Altering production to avoid high odor days was fine until we were up against a delivery deadline; then the policy was thrown out the window as we strived to satisfy our customers. This was no way to run a business or be a good neighbor- short term or long term. An inexpensive solution from Kono Kogs provided us the flexibility every printer needs."

"After an early actuator failure, this RTO has been running very well. We are pleased with the equipment, cost savings, and with the support provided by Kono Kogs and their OEM partner on this project."

"Kono Kogs really got us out of a bind. We received our rental unit quickly to address our short term emergency. And now we have a more energy efficient system that will actually pay for itself in fuel savings. Kono Kogs provided us support like we would expect from new equipment vendors, but at a lower cost. This system has been installed for over two (2) years and it is still running great."

"We have been running our catalytic system for approximately 9 months and we just recently performed our stack test. Kono Kog's refurbished oxidizer provided 99.9% VOC destruction efficiency, greatly exceed their warranty of 97% and our NJ regulations of 95%. We would highly recommend Kono Kogs."

Kono Kogs, Inc.

Pre-Treating Your RTO

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