Oil smoke is a by-product of various production processes, as they take place in metal processing, rubber processing, the food industry or the textile industry. Oil smoke is a very fine mixture of a gas, usually air, and an oily liquid, forming a mixture similar to an oil mist. It contains much smaller particles (0.1-1 µm) and larger quantities of particles than oil mists.
The oil smoke generated during production contains solid, liquid and gaseous impurities. These pollutants pose a high risk to the human health. Furthermore, liquid or gaseous components contained in the oil smoke can ignite due to the high temperatures of the process exhaust air. This poses an increased fire hazard.
Therefore, it is essential to efficiently extract the oil smoke from the production exhaust air. Thanks to the modular design, the high-performance exhaust air filtration systems by KMA Umwelttechnik are especially adapted to the challenges of particle separation. The energy-efficient electrostatic precipitator purifies the production exhaust air using electrostatic charging. Depending on requirements or customer wishes, additional filter components can be added or retrofitted, for example for odor separation or heat recovery. Due to the fire potential of oil smoke, all KMA ULTRAVENT® exhaust air filtration systems can be optionally equipped with fire sensors and fire extinguishing systems.