Environment agency's requirements for nitrogen oxides emissions met

Citation

(2002), "Environment agency's requirements for nitrogen oxides emissions met", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 74 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2002.12774aab.033

Environment agency's requirements for nitrogen oxides emissions met

Keywords: Nitrogen oxide, Environment

Dunlop Aviation has invested over £170,000 in an advanced plant to reduce oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions from its carbon brake manufacturing facility, which supplies major aircraft manufacturers such as BAe and Boeing (Plate 12).

Plate 12 Nitrogen oxide emissions have been reduced to less than 100 mg/m³, better than the most demanding target for any process producing NOx, at Dunlop Aviation's fibre carbonisation plant in Coventry by the installation of a £170,000 recuperative thermal oxidiser

Known as a recuperative thermal oxidiser, the new plant installed at Dunlop Aviation's Coventry factory replaces equipment that has been in operation for almost twenty years and still meets current requirements. It reportedly improves performance by a factor of 150, reducing emissions of NOx to less than 100mg/m³.

This result is said to be better than the most demanding target for any process producing NOx set by The UK's Environment Agency (EA) and represents a significant environmental benefit. The new plant also enables Dunlop Aviation to increase production, since more material can be processed, while still maintaining excellent environmental performance.

Carbonisation of fibre by Dunlop is registered with the EA as part of its authorisation to carry out a Part A process under the Environment Protection Act 1990. Dunlop Aviation is at present applying for accreditation to ISO 14001, the highest level of total plant environmental performance.