Reduce VOC Emissions and Costs

While many end users focus solely on initial capital cost, Swinehart urges prospective users to evaluate the energy costs over the 10-20 year life span of the VOC control system, in addition to any maintenance and major component replacement (catalyst, carbon, ceramic media, etc.) that may be needed. His final recommendation: "Once your RTO is installed, you will have to live with the energy usage for many years, maybe decades, so make sure that you have the lowest gas, fan horsepower, and electric costs in your RTO system upfront and that your supplier has extensive installation experience in similar applications."