​​​Chemical industry

Europe’s chemical sector is a pillar of our society and economy. It supplies consumer chemicals, petrochemicals, basic inorganics, and special chemicals such as crop protection substances, inks and paints, plastics, and synthetics. 

Desotec’s sustainable filtration solutions support chemical producers in: 

• Meeting the terms of operating licences by protecting the environment and human health. 
• Creating a more hygienic environment for workers and ensuring a fresh-smelling air for neighbours. 
• Adding value by purifying chemical streams and by-products. 

Our filters can be installed or exchanged in half-an-hour, minimising costly downtime. With a small footprint, they fit wherever needed. Plus, being mobile and available for rental makes them ideal both for temporary and permanent usage. 

By installing Desotec filters at your plant to reduce VOC emissions from solvent-based adhesives, paints, inks, and coatings, your company will protect human health and the environment.

Common sources of VOC emissions where filters may be placed include: spraying, painting and drying booths, truck loading and unloading, and storage tank vents. Our filters can handle discontinuous emissions and peaks in concentrations.

Each site has a permitted emissions limit, often around 50 mgC/m³. As legislation is expected to become tighter over the coming years, your company should take VOC removal and industrial odour control action now to future-proof your business.

Chemical producers around Europe have long recognised the effectiveness of Desotec’s mobile activated carbon filters. Some are even replacing existing technology such as scrubbers and regenerative thermal oxidisers (RTOs) with our plug-and-play sustainable solutions. 

Our mobile filters treat air emissions from different sources, including vented storage tanks, cleaning and maintenance processes, and production halls. 

Activated carbon filtration removes a wide range of compounds in the chemical industry. These include: compounds from flue gases and burning processes, such as dioxins and hydrochloric acids, solvents such as bromopropane, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) such as naphthalene, and aromatic hydrocarbons such as styrene.