Packed column scrubber for exhaust gas cleaning
For efficient gas cleaning across diverse processes, this packed column scrubber excels at maximizing gas-liquid absorption, addressing complex off-gas challenges while reducing emissions and promoting enhanced environmental control.

The Packed Column Scrubber from GEA is designed to solve complex gas absorption and purification challenges across diverse industries, including chemical production and environmental engineering. It features a vertical column with internals tailored for counter-current operation, optimizing the concentration gradient for effective gas-liquid contact. Suitable for continuous processes, this scrubber addresses emission control and waste gas treatment with efficiency. Available in various materials to withstand corrosive environments, it integrates seamlessly into existing systems. This equipment supports energy efficiency with low pressure drop designs and meets stringent environmental regulations, offering optional customization to meet specific operational needs.
Benefits
- Enhances productivity by enabling efficient gas and liquid mass transfer.
- Minimizes operational costs through energy-efficient design and low maintenance requirements.
- Ensures environmental compliance with effective emission reduction capabilities.
- Adapts to a wide range of industries with customizable material options.
- Integrates easily into existing production lines for seamless operations.
- Applications
- Waste gas treatment,Environmental control systems,Industrial off-gas problems,Emission control,Gas and liquid mass transfer applications,Chemical production processes
- End products
- Exhaust gas cleaning solutions,Absorbed salts production,Chemical compounds production,Air pollution control systems,Aerosol condensation products,Gaseous pollutant reduction products
- Steps before
- Gas Conditioning,Pre-cooling
- Steps after
- Effluent Treatment,Disposal,Emission Monitoring
- Input ingredients
- gaseous components,exhaust gases,gas,scrubbing liquid,washing liquid
- Output ingredients
- cleaned exhaust gases,absorbed compounds,salts,products from chemical reaction,solid impurities
- Operation Mode
- Counter-current
- Gas Flow Direction
- Upwards
- Liquid Flow Direction
- Downwards
- Pressure Drop
- Low
- Flow Capacity Range
- Few m³/h to several hundred thousand m³/h
- Material Construction
- Variety of Materials
- Absorption Process
- Chemical/Physical
- Packing Material
- Random/Structured
- Maintenance Costs
- Low
- Working mechanism
- Counter-current flow
- Integrated steps
- Gas and liquid contact
- Energy efficiency
- Low pressure drop
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Cleaning method
- Full column cross-section wash
- Automation level
- Process Control Systems
- CIP/SIP
- Depends on application
- Changeover time
- Minimal
- Process Type
- Absorption
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Usage
- Emission control,chemical production processes
- Column Shape
- Vertically standing tube
- Feed Method
- Radial washing liquid feed from the top
- Gas Inlet
- From below
- Working Volume
- From a few m³/h up to several hundred thousand m³/h
- Material Options
- Available in nearly all materials
- Internals
- Packed-bed or Plate columns
- Material options
- Stainless steel,FRP,PVC,Polypropylene
- Column internals type
- Packed-bed,structured packing,trays
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.