Direct-Fired Thermal Oxidizer

The most basic type of oxidizer is a direct-fired, also known as an incinerator or afterburner. As the simplest type of oxidizer, it does not include any heat recovery, heat exchanger, scrubber, adsorbent, or catalyst material. It offers the lowest upfront capital investment cost, but requires the most energy to operate. Other oxidizer designs implement a heat recovery mechanism or catalyst to reduce the required reaction temperature.