Individuals, small companies and large corporations are all aiming to reduce their carbon footprints. As a result, the use of Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIB) has become progressively more widespread.
Where individuals are concerned, the utilization of battery packs in sectors such as solar-powered homes and all-electric automobile battery banks has been expanding at a rapid pace.
The manufacture of such battery packs generates a number of air contaminants that need to be treated preceding release into the atmosphere, however.
A major supplier of LIBs was confronted with a distinct array of challenges at its central production facility.
Three identical abatement systems were required, with each one needing the capacity to handle upwards of 35,000 scfm of emission-laden air, which is larger than the typical size of an electrically heated air pollution control system. The systems needed to factor in the following considerations: