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What (who) is SCRUBBER - definition

A DIVERSE GROUP OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES THAT CAN BE USED TO REMOVE PARTICULATES AND GASES FROM INDUSTRIAL EXHAUST STREAMS

Air scrubber; Flue gas scrubber; Gas-washing; Gas washing; Wet collector; Air scrubbers; Smoke Scrubber

scrubber

(scrubbers)

If someone refers to a woman as a scrubber, they are suggesting in a very rude way that she has had sex with a lot of men. (BRIT INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE)

N-COUNT [disapproval]

Scrubber

·noun A gas washer. ·see under Gas.

II. Scrubber ·noun One who, or that which, scrubs; ·esp., a brush used in scrubbing.

scrubber

¦ noun

1. a person or thing that scrubs.

an apparatus using water or a solution for purifying gases or vapours.

2. Brit. informal, derogatory a sexually promiscuous woman.

Wikipedia

Scrubber

Scrubber systems (e.g. chemical scrubbers, gas scrubbers) are a diverse group of air pollution control devices that can be used to remove some particulates and/or gases from industrial exhaust streams. An early application of a carbon dioxide scrubber was in the submarine the Ictíneo I, in 1859; a role for which they continue to be used today. Traditionally, the term "scrubber" has referred to pollution control devices that use liquid to wash unwanted pollutants from a gas stream. Recently, the term has also been used to describe systems that inject a dry reagent or slurry into a dirty exhaust stream to "wash out" acid gases. Scrubbers are one of the primary devices that control gaseous emissions, especially acid gases. Scrubbers can also be used for heat recovery from hot gases by flue-gas condensation. They are also used for the high flows in solar, PV, or LED processes.

There are several methods to remove toxic or corrosive compounds from exhaust gas and neutralize it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrubber

Examples of use of SCRUBBER

1. A ‘GREEN‘ SCRUBBER: Isaac Berzin, an MIT scientist, is using algae to clean up power–plant exhaust.

2. The marchioness had posed for Tatler in her underwear and later reported that this had caused Sunny to call her a ‘filthy little scrubber‘ for her troubles.

3. "So when ex–EastEnders actress, Patsy Palmer, said I knew nothing about dance, I retaliated and called her a scrubber in a puffa jacket.

4. For one, they said some of the technology being touted –– including a scrubber that can be attached to a ship‘s smokestack –– is still in the planning stage.

5. And he was that rarity in today‘s Labour Party, a man who had had a "real" job – as a steward and a deck–scrubber on the liners.