Industry
VOC Control Materials for Automotive Manufacturing
Emission problems, pollutants, operating conditions and recommended materials for the automotive manufacturing sector.
Typical emission problems
- VOC emissions from painting and drying
- High-flow exhaust from large paint shops
- Overspray particulate that must be filtered upstream
- Partial-load operation across shifts
Main pollutants
- Benzene, toluene, xylene
- Esters
- Ketones
- Alcohols
Operating conditions
Automotive paint shops generate high-flow VOC streams. Adsorption-concentration wheels or direct catalytic oxidation are applied according to concentration profile.
Recommended material selection
- Pt-Pd VOC catalyst for oxidation units
- ZSM-5 zeolite for adsorption concentration wheels
- Combined concentration + oxidizer architecture for large dilute flows
Engineering considerations
Automotive plants emit VOCs from paint shops — spray booths, ovens and curing lines — plus smaller streams from degreasing and component coating. Paint shop exhaust is the dominant source and shares the coating-industry challenges: overspray particulate, mixed solvents and large dilute flows.
Oven exhausts are hot enough for direct catalytic oxidation; spray booth exhaust is near ambient and suits adsorption concentration. A combined design — concentration wheels or carbon beds feeding one oxidizer — is the industry-standard architecture for large plants.
Production schedules vary by shift, so the system must run efficiently at partial load; that favors equipment with good turndown and fast light-off.
Tell us about your stream
Gas flow, concentration, temperature, humidity, SO₂ and dust — we will recommend the right catalyst or adsorbent system.