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what is electrostatic precipatator?
An electrostatic precipitator, also known as an electrostatic air cleaner, is a pollution control device found in factories that emit gasses that include particles that pollute the atmosphere. This device catches the pollutants and releases the cleaned gas to the atmosphere through a stack. It is commonly found in industrial plants that produce materials like iron, petroleum, chemicals, metals, electricity, and cement.

There are two types of electrostatic precipitators — wet and dry. The wet type retrieves wet particles, including acid, oil, resin, and tar, from the exhaust gas. The dry type, on the other hand, is used to remove dry particles like dust and ash.


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