Printing & Laminating

Printing & Laminating

Gravure, flexible packaging, lamination, optical film and continuous web processes.

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Industry context

Processes and emission sources

Typical trains use zeolite concentration ahead of RTO or catalytic oxidation, sized to line airflow and dryer duty.

Flexible packagingGravure printingDry laminationOptical filmAdhesive coating
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Common pollutants

  • Ethyl acetate
  • Toluene and xylene
  • Alcohols
  • Ketones
  • Mixed printing solvents

Typical conditions

  • Large and fluctuating dryer airflow
  • Low-to-medium VOC concentration
  • Multiple solvent recipes
  • Continuous production

Engineering priorities

  • Dryer exhaust balance
  • LEL control
  • Solvent compatibility
  • Production changeovers
  • Heat reuse potential
Typical treatment train

From collection to compliant discharge

  1. 01

    Source collection

  2. 02

    Particulate filtration

  3. 03

    Zeolite concentration

  4. 04

    RTO or catalytic oxidation

  5. 05

    Optional heat recovery

Zeolite Rotor Concentrator

Zeolite Rotor

Large airflow, low concentration VOCs (coating, printing, electronics)

RTO Thermal Oxidizer

RTO

Medium–high concentration VOCs, complex solvent mixes, heat recovery duty

Catalytic Oxidizer (CO)

Catalytic Oxidizer

Low-to-medium concentration streams; space-constrained plants

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Configurations commonly evaluated

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These configurations are starting points for this industry. Final selection depends on measured airflow, pollutant chemistry, concentration, temperature and production schedule.

Three-Tower RTO

Three-Bed RTO

A high-heat-recovery oxidizer for continuous treatment of medium-to-high VOC loads and changing solvent mixtures.

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Rotary-Valve RTO

Rotary RTO

A compact RTO configuration using a rotary gas-distribution valve for broad airflow flexibility and continuous VOC oxidation.

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Molecular Sieve Rotor

Zeolite Rotor

Concentrates large-airflow, low-concentration VOC exhaust into a smaller stream for efficient downstream oxidation.

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Zeolite Concentrator RTO

Zeolite + Three-Bed RTO

A complete train for large-volume dilute VOC exhaust with concentration, thermal oxidation and optional process heat recovery.

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Concentrator Rotary RTO

Zeolite + Rotary RTO

A compact concentration and rotary oxidation train for large-airflow VOC sources with fluctuating recipes or concentration.

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Zeolite Catalytic Combustion Integrated Unit

Zeolite + CO

An integrated low-temperature oxidation package for large-airflow, low-concentration and catalyst-compatible VOC streams.

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Share exhaust sources, airflow, concentration, operating temperature and schedule. We will identify pretreatment needs and a suitable control train.

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