scrubber

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A person or appliance that cleans floors etc by scrubbing
A prostitute, or a slovenly woman
A device that removes impurities from gases
emission control device in an incinerator, used primarily to control acid gases, but also to remove some heavy metals
A device used to removal particulates or pollutant gases from combustion or chemical process exhaust streams
A gas washer
a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
n An apparatus for removing impurities
a brush used in scrubbing
Any of several forms of chemical/physical devices which operate to neutralize sulfur compounds formed during coal combustion These devices combine the sulfur in gaseous emissions with other chemicals to form inert compounds, such as gypsum, which must then be removed for disposal
a purifier that removes impurities from a gas
a device that uses a high energy liquid spray to remove aerosol and gaseous pollutants from an air stream The gases are removed either by absorption or chemical reaction
Any device intended to remove particulates, acidic gases or odorous compounds from a gas stream Usually scrubbers absorb the target material into a liquid stream for later separation or treatment Occasionally a dry scrubber is used, where adsorbent particles are used to remove components (usually acidic gases) from a fouled gas stream
An emission control device that adds alkaline reagents to react with and neutralize acid gases
A unit which removes undesired substances from a gas by dissolving them in a liquid "scrubbing" agent
process to purify a gas or liquid by washing it in a contact vessel
a pollution control device that sprays a stream of water across or through a stream of polluted air to remove pollutants Scrubbers are widely used in a variety of combustion processes
a purifier that removes impurities from a gas a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
{i} one who scrubs; brush or tool used for scrubbing
Any of several forms of chemical/physical devices which operate to remove sulphur compounds formed as a result of fossil-fuel combustion These devices normally combine the sulphur in gaseous emissions with another chemical medium to form inert compounds which can then be removed for disposal
See under Gas
disapproval If someone refers to a woman as a scrubber, they are suggesting in a very rude way that she has had sex with a lot of men. an offensive word for a woman who has sex for money, or has sex with a lot of different men. Do not use this word
An air pollution device that uses a spray of water or reactant or a dry process to trap pollutants in emissions
One who, or that which, scrubs; esp
HCl scrubber
A chemical engineering component that removes hydrochloric acid from a product such as a chlorinated hydrocarbon by treatment with a base
amine scrubber
A device that employs a liquid amine such as diethanolamine to remove acidic substances (such as sulfur dioxide or hydrogen sulfide) from industrial gases
back scrubber
an utensil in the form of a brush or a sponge on a long handle, used to scrub the back while bathing
venturi scrubber
A device that utilizes venturi effect to separate particles or droplets from a gas stream, used widely to reduce air pollution
scrubbers
plural of scrubber
scrubber
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