Fume scrubbing system at Allomatic Automotive: Scrubber System Removes HCL from Exhaust Although Indiana’s environmental protection agency has not yet added hydrochloric acid (HCl) standards to its Title 5 regulation of emissions sources, Allomatic Products Co., Sullivan, IN, was determined to erase HCI vapors from its plant discharge. In the mixed industrial/ residential neighborhood where its manufacturing plant is located, Allomatic wanted to be known as a good neighbor. The unwanted emissions were not a new problem. Allomatic had installed a “bubbling” scrubber in 1992 to address the HCl concern. The rudimentary device was intended to provide some remediation by routing fume laden discharge air through water in a 55 gal tank. Unfortunately, it wasn’t doing its job – tangible evidence o

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