Electrostatic Precipitator is used in Thermal Power Plants to remove which of the following air pollutants?
APolycycli Aromatic Hydrocarbons
BGaseous Pollutants
CFly ash ✓ Correct
DVolatile Organic Compounds
Correct answer: (C) Fly ash
Explanation
Electrostatic precipitators in thermal power plants remove fly ash, the fine particulate matter.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are organic compounds, not the main target of these devices.
Gaseous pollutants like sulphur dioxide are removed by scrubbers, not electrostatic precipitators.
Volatile organic compounds are gases captured by other methods, not by charging particles.
The device charges dust particles and collects them on oppositely charged plates.
Electrostatic precipitators can capture well over ninety-nine percent of fly ash.
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