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electrostatic precipitation

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electrostatic precipitation
n.
The removal of very fine particles suspended in a gas by electrostatic charging and subsequent precipitation onto a collector in a strong electric field.
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electrostatic precipitation
Purified air is the byproduct of an electrostatic precipitator, in which an ionizer gives a positive charge to dirt particles which then adhere to a negatively charged collector.
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Noun1.electrostatic precipitation - a process that removes suspended dust particles from a gas by applying a high voltage electrostatic charge to the particles and collecting them on charged plates
industrial process - a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something


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Integrated Gasification, High Temperature Flue Gas Conditioning, Clean Coal Technology, Avoiding CO2 Emissions, Fuel Processing, Membrane-Based Separations, Water Reuse and Treatment, Hg Removal, Electrostatic Precipitation and Standardization Society Test Methods.
He holds patents in electrostatic precipitation (licensed) and greenhouse gas control.
David Bayless, of Ohio University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, holds patents in electrostatic precipitation (licensed) and greenhouse gas control.
 
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