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The vapors are pure Diethyl Ether only. But to burn it?! I am afraid about the backfire/explosion in the pipeline/vessel! How to do it safely? Can you give some technical references and elaborate?

Hello friends! I have just installed a mixing vessel in which I use Diethyl Ether for mixing and washing an organic powder material. After washing/mixing for a few minutes I don't need to filter it and just want to evaporate the ether. The quantity of Ether in one batch is around 25 to 30 liters. When I start the mixer with slow rpm, the ether gets vaporize itself and I have installed an exhaust pipe from the top of mixer for travelling ether vapors. My product economics allow me to evaporate the ether instead of collecting/condensing its vapors for re-use. In simple words, I don't need the recycled ether at the end of my mixing process and just want to release its vapors in air safely. The problem is, still I am afraid of going those vapors directly in air and causing any fire/explosion nearby..... So, can any one please suggest me a suitable solution to scrub or decompose these ether vapors so that it could not create any harm when released in air? It's very serious problem for me, please try to help me out......