scrubber
7
6.5
- noun
- /ˈskrʌbər/
- Specialized
:
depurador de gases
- The induced-draft fan sends the gas to a wet scrubber, which uses sodium hydroxide to remove chlorides from the gas.
- wet scrubber
- dry scrubber
- gas scrubber
Examples
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If the utilities were generally required to install smokestack scrubbers, the cost would be $4.8 billion annually.
Academic text (1998) -
The project will rely principally on a scrubber and biofilter system for odor control.
Academic text (1998) -
His oxygen scrubber took a hit.
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Let me take a look at your oxygen scrubber.
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Wire the oxygen scrubber to the emergency batteries.
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The carbon dioxide scrubber is damaged permanently.
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Modern facilities using scrubbers can reduce this risk by an order of magnitude.
Academic text (1993) -
A new facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, uses both a biofilter and a scrubber.
Academic text (1996) -
We are saving the sky by putting in more scrubbers to remove particulates from power plant emissions.
Blog text (32) -
The factory installed a new scrubber to ensure cleaner air emissions during production.
Synonyms
8
3.5
A machine that cleans water or air by removing harmful substances
1
3.4
A machine with a filter that removes dust and small particles from the air
1
9.5
A device that removes dust from smoke or gas using electric charge
A device that removes substances from gas or liquid by making them stick to a solid surface
A machine that removes dust from the air in workshops and factories
A person or thing that removes unwanted parts to make something clean
A device or substance that removes sulfur from fuels and gases
Compounds
How Effective
- Specialized
8
3.5
- Specialized
7
6.5
- Specialized
139
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scrubber comes from the verb scrub meaning 'to wash or rub clean' and the ending -er meaning 'thing that does'. Imagine a machine that 'washes' smoke or gas like you wash clothes, which is why a scrubber removes impurities from gases.