Cost effective oil-free air

In sectors such as food and drinks, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, and PET, generating oil-free compressed air is paramount. The new BC series of converters from Boge are installed directly downstream from the compressor and are said to make downstream oil penetration impossible.

Due to the special catalyst system, the Boge Converter only produces ultra clean condensate and absolutely oil free compressed air according to quality Class 0 (ISO 8573-0).

The catalyst system ensures the long hydrocarbon chains of the residual oil contained in the compressed air are split up into carbon dioxide and water - substances which are naturally present in the atmosphere.

The catalyst material is stored as granulated and compact bulk material in a receiver and compressed air circulates around it.

Simultaneously, both oil droplets and oil vapours are cracked which means that both compressed air and any resultant condensate are absolutely oil free.

The advantage for the end user is a cost effective solution to generating oil free compressed air. Boge says that both purchase and operating costs are lower in comparison to running an oil free compressor with a traditional treatment system.

The converters are energy efficient, operating with an energy consumption level between 0.01 and 0.005kWh/Nm3.With no filter pressure loss either, operating pressure can be optimised.

With a service life of between up to 20,000 operating hours, maintenance requirements are kept to a minimum.

Additionally, the company says that because the converter does not require filtration, subsequent element changes are eliminated.

The Boge BC Converters are available in 13 models. For more information, visit www.boge.co.uk.