Pollutant Absorber Design by Using Condensation System to Minimize Air Pollutant Emissions from Industrial Estates

The concentration and distance of pollutants emitted from the industry varies depending on the type of fuel and the height of the stack used. The greater the fuel capacity used, the greater the concentration of pollutants that spread from the industry. Furthermore, the higher the stack used, the further away the pollutants emitted. To minimize the concentration and distance of the emitted pollutants, stack modification was carried out. In this study, a pollutant absorber was made with a condensation system using coconut shell charcoal. To maintain the quality of coconut shell charcoal in absorbing pollutants, a condensation system is used. To achieve these objectives, Research & Development techniques used with the Design for Production (DFP) approach. The DFP approach uses a multilevel systems perspective of manufacturing activities to guide the product development process. In minimizing emissions, it is carried out in three stages, namely when entering, inside and when pollutants leave the stack. The simulation results show that with the same fuel capacity and stack height, the emission concentration is obtained, the first absorption decreased 22% while the second one decreased 63%. The small percentage decrease in first absorption is because at that stage the temperature is still high.