Leif Eskildsen is the Manager at LESNI Air Purification A/S

He has been involved in air purification activities for many years, especially within VOC and Odour control plants supplied in Europe.

He was educated in engineering and economy and has taken part in Sales and Marketing as well as Research and Development.

Choosing the correct solution for the problem of industrial fume emissions, including volatile organic compounds, should involve more than simply a ’tail-end device’ approach.

The abatement system should be more than a metaphorical dustbin in the back yard. On the contrary, there are areas where the installation of the right abatement system can improve overall operating efficiencies. The selection of any appropriate abatement system is a highly complex matter covering several legal, commercial and technical considerations. It is therefore essential to seek from air pollution control specialists who are experienced in interpreting the regulations. It is also wise to choose the right expertise that can provide a range of abatement systems and give a totally unbiased and tailor made solution.

This should include an evaluation of both a system’s capital and running costs, together with a ’standard lifetime’ assessment, incorporating maintenance and spares replacement expenditure, consumables expenditure and depreciation, in order to determine the true overall cost and investment value. Fundamental to this analysis should be an assessment of how energy consumption can be minimised by maximising primary heat recovery and considering secondary heat recovery.