Abstract:
An effluent gas stream treatment system (903) for treatment of gaseous effluents such as waste gases from semiconductor manufacturing operations (901). The effluent gas stream treatment system comprises a pre-oxidation treatment unit (905), which may for example comprise a scrubber, an oxidation unit (913) such an electrothermal oxidizer, and a post-oxidation treatment unit (917), such as a wet or dry scrubber. The effluent gas stream treatment system of the invention may utilize an integrated oxidizer (852), quench (862) and wet scrubber assembly (870), for abatement of hazardous or otherwise undesired components from the effluent gas stream. Gas or liquid shrouding of gas streams in the treatment system may be provided by high efficiency inlet structures (1060, 1110).
Abstract:
An inlet structure (60) for passage of a gas stream from an upstream source (90) of gas to a downstream locus, wherein the inlet structure (60) is constructed, arranged and operated to suppress particulate and film deposition and formation, as well as to suppress adverse hydrodynamic effects.
Abstract:
A point-of-use catalytic oxidation system (100), for treatment of a VOC-containing gas stream, including: a heat exchanger (22) for heat exchange of a VOC-containing gas stream and a VOC-reduced gas stream at higher temperature than the VOC-containing gas stream, for heat recovery from the VOC-reduced gas stream for cooling thereof, to preheat the VOC-containing gas stream; a supplemental heater (30) for supplemental heating of preheated VOC-containing gas, if and as required, to an elevated temperature for catalytic oxidation of VOC therein; and a bed of catalytic oxidizer material (34) for catalytic oxidation of VOC in the VOC-containing gas stream, to yield the VOC-reduced gas stream. The heat exchanger, supplemental heater, and bed of catalytic oxidizer material are sized, constructed, arranged, and operated to effect autothermal catalytic oxidation of VOC in the bed of catalytic oxidizer material. The system may further employ a smoother (14) to attenuate influent VOC spikes in the feed gas, and/or a concentrator (14) to concentrate the feed gas VOC species for high efficiency VOC removal in the catalytic oxidation.
Abstract:
An inlet structure (60) for passage of a gas stream from an upstream source (90) of gas to a downstream locus, wherein the inlet structure (60) is constructed, arranged and operated to suppress particulate and film deposition and formation, as well as to suppress adverse hydrodynamic effects.