Abstract: An apparatus for separating and recovering CO2 from a CO2 absorbent, includes: a regeneration tower for regenerating the absorbent that has absorbed CO2 by heating it to separate and remove CO2 therefrom and to exhaust CO2 gas; a compressor for compressing the CO2 gas exhausted from the tower; and a heat exchanger for heating the absorbent in the tower by exchanging heat with a part of the compressed CO2 by the compressor which is introduced into the tower. The apparatus may include a plurality of the compressors and a plurality of the heat exchangers. The plurality of compressors is arranged in series to sequentially compress the CO2 gas exhausted from the tower. The plurality of heat exchangers is configured so that each part of the CO2 compressed by the plurality of compressors is introduced to the tower in parallel to exchange heat with the absorbent in the tower.

Abstract: There is provided an exhaust gas treatment system including a CO2 recovery unit with further enhanced energy efficiency. An exhaust gas treatment system (1) of the present invention includes: a CO2 recovery unit (10) including a CO2 absorption column (11), an absorbing solution regeneration column (16), and a reboiler (21); and an exhaust gas heat exchanger (5) provided on a gas upstream side of the CO2 recovery unit (10). Heat exchange is performed between process condensate discharged from the CO2 absorption column (11) and steam condensate discharged from the reboiler (21) in a heat exchanger (22). The heated process condensate is fed to the absorbing solution regeneration column (16). Heat exchange is performed between the cooled steam condensate and exhaust gas in the exhaust gas heat exchanger (5) so that the steam condensate is heated while the exhaust gas is cooled.

Abstract: There is provided an exhaust gas treatment system including a CO2 recovery unit with further enhanced energy efficiency. The exhaust gas treatment system (1) includes: a CO2 recovery unit (10) including a CO2 absorption column (11), an absorbing solution regeneration column (16), a condensate supply pipeline (15) for supplying condensate, which contains CO2 absorbing solution discharged from the CO2 absorption column (11) to a bottom portion of the absorbing solution regeneration column (16), and a CO2 separation section (22) for performing heat exchange, via a heat exchanger (23), between the CO2 discharged from the absorbing solution regeneration column (16) and the condensate; and an exhaust gas heat exchanger (5) provided on a gas upstream side of the CO2 recovery unit (10) for performing heat exchange between exhaust gas before flowing into the CO2 recovery unit (10) and the condensate.

Abstract: A CO2 recovery apparatus includes a desulfurization tower which includes a desulfurization unit and a cooling unit, an absorption tower which includes a CO2 absorption unit and an acid washing unit, a regeneration tower, and an acid water production device configured to produce acid water by causing exhaust gas yet to be introduced into the desulfurization to come into contact with water. In the CO2 recovery apparatus, the water to be come in contact with the exhaust gas is condensed water that is generated in the desulfurization tower, the absorption tower, or the regeneration tower.

Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment apparatus according to the present invention generates post-mercury oxidation exhaust gas by denitrating exhaust gas of a combustion apparatus, generates desulfurization drainage by desulfurizing the post-mercury oxidation exhaust gas, supplies the desulfurization drainage to the combustion apparatus, and controls a return amount, which is the amount of the desulfurization drainage reused for the desulfurization, based on a concentration of halogens in the desulfurization drainage. Such exhaust gas treatment apparatus can appropriately remove mercury from the exhaust gas, and can desulfurize the post-mercury oxidation exhaust gas more appropriately.

Abstract: A method for recovering CO2 from gas to be processed containing CO2, includes bringing the gas to be processed containing CO2 and CO2 absorbent into contact with each other to absorb and remove CO2 from the gas to be processed; cleaning the treated gas from which CO2 has been removed with washing fluid at least once; heating the absorbent which has absorbed CO2, separating and removing CO2 gas from the absorbent and regenerating the absorbent; cooling the separated CO2 gas to condense moisture contained in the gas to obtain condensed water; and monitoring changes in concentration of the CO2 absorbent contained in the condensed water and depending on the value of the measured concentration, controlling supply of the condensed water so that the condensed water is reused as a part of the washing fluid or a part of the CO2 absorbent.

Abstract: In an exhaust gas treatment, the amount of a highly corrosive mercury-halogenating agent to be added is reduced with the mercury-removing efficiency maintained high. A mercury-halogenating agent (40) and ammonia (30) are added to combustion exhaust gas from a boiler, the exhaust gas containing NOx, SOx and mercury. The exhaust gas is brought into contact with a CO/HC oxidation catalyst (50) and is then subjected to reduction denitration (60) in the presence of a solid catalyst. Thereafter, metallic mercury is oxidized to halogenated mercury. Then, the exhaust gas is wet-desulfurized (100) with the alkaline absorbing solution, and the halogenated mercury is removed.

Abstract: An air pollution control system for a coal combustion boiler includes: a NOx removing apparatus that reduces nitrogen oxide contained in flue gas emitted from this coal combustion boiler, an air pre-heater that recovers heat in the gas, a precipitator 15 that reduces particulates from the gas, a liquid-gas contact type desulfurizer that removes sulfur oxide by way of a limestone-gypsum method and reduces mercury oxide in the gas, a stack that releases the gas after SOx removal to the exterior, and a solid-liquid separator that extracts limestone-gypsum containing slurry from the desulfurizer to the exterior and performs a solid-liquid separation, where water separated in the solid-liquid separator is removed, and concentrated slurry is sent back to the bottom of the desulfurizer to make the gypsum concentration of slurry equal to or higher than 10 percent in the desulfurizer.

Abstract: A flue gas control system of a coal combustion boiler comprises an HCl atomizer that sprays hydrogen chloride to flue gas from a coal combustion boiler that uses coal as a fuel; NOx removing apparatus that removes nitrogen oxides by ammonia denitration by adding ammonia to the flue gas after spraying hydrogen chloride and oxidizes mercury; an air preheater that recovers heat in the gas after removal of nitrogen oxides; a precipitator that removes particulates in the gas; an activated carbon atomizer that sprays activated carbon into the gas after particulate collection; a bag filter that collects activated carbon having adsorbed mercury; a desulfurizer that removes sulfur oxides in the flue gas after removal of activated carbon; a stack that discharges the gas which has undergone desulfurization to outside; and an ORP meter that measures an oxidation reduction potential for feeding air to a slurry absorbent in the desulfurizer.

Abstract: An air pollution control system comprises: a carry-in tank truck that carries in a feedstock, i.e., concentrated hydrochloric acid (35% hydrochloric acid); a hydrogen chloride vaporizer that vaporizes the concentrated hydrochloric acid to obtain hydrogen chloride; a liquid level regulator that separates residual hydrogen chloride from extracted dilute hydrochloric acid discharged as a by-product from the hydrogen chloride vaporizer, and that regulates the liquid level of the hydrogen chloride vaporizer; a concentration regulating tank that regulates the hydrochloric acid concentration of extracted dilute hydrochloric acid 25B from which the residual hydrogen chloride has been separated to a predetermined concentration (e.g., 22%); a by-product tank that stores therein dilute hydrochloric acid regulated to have a predetermined concentration; and a carry-out tank truck that carries out the dilute hydrochloric acid with a predetermined concentration discharged from the by-product tank.

Abstract: In an exhaust gas treatment, the amount of a highly corrosive mercury-halogenating agent to be added is reduced with the mercury-removing efficiency maintained high. A mercury-halogenating agent (40) and ammonia (30) are added to combustion exhaust gas from a boiler, the exhaust gas containing NOx, SOx and mercury. The exhaust gas is brought into contact with a CO/HC oxidation catalyst (50) and is then subjected to reduction denitration (60) in the presence of a solid catalyst. Thereafter, metallic mercury is oxidized to halogenated mercury. Then, the exhaust gas is wet-desulfurized (100) with the alkaline absorbing solution, and the halogenated mercury is removed.

Abstract: An exhaust gas treating apparatus removes nitrogen oxides and mercury in exhaust gas from a boiler using an ammonia denitration catalyst, including: an ammonium chloride powder feed unit for feeding ammonium chloride, in powder form, into a vicinity of an entrance of an economizer provided to a combustion gas flue of the boiler and/or an economizer bypass unit, the fed ammonium chloride in powder form being sublimed by a combustion gas, to thereby feed hydrogen chloride and ammonia into the flue; and an ammonium chloride liquid feed unit for feeding ammonium chloride, in liquid form, into a vicinity of the entrance of the economizer and/or the economizer bypass unit, the ammonium chloride liquid feed unit also being capable of feeding ammonium chloride, vaporization of the fed ammonium chloride in liquid form by the combustion gas also allowing hydrogen chloride and ammonia to be fed into the flue.

Abstract: An air pollution control system for a coal combustion boiler according to the present invention includes: a NOx removing apparatus (13) that reduces nitrogen oxide contained in flue gas emitted from this coal combustion boiler (11), an air pre-heater (14) that recovers heat in the gas, a precipitator 15 that reduces particulates from the gas, a liquid-gas contact type desulfurizer (16) that removes sulfur oxide by way of a limestone-gypsum method and reduces mercury oxide in the gas, a stack (17) that releases the gas after SOx removal to the exterior, and a solid-liquid separator (22) that extracts limestone-gypsum containing slurry (21) from the desulfurizer (16) to the exterior and performs a solid-liquid separation, where water (23) separated in the solid-liquid separator (22) is removed, and concentrated slurry (24) is sent back to the bottom of the desulfurizer (16) to make the gypsum concentration of slurry (25) equal to or higher than 10 percent in the desulfurizer (16).

Abstract: A flue gas control system of a coal combustion boiler according to the present invention includes: an HCI atomizer (32) that sprays hydrogen chloride (33) to flue gas from a coal combustion boiler (11) that uses coal as a fuel (F); NOx removing apparatus (13) that removes nitrogen oxides by ammonia denitration by adding ammonia (12) to the flue gas after spraying hydrogen chloride and oxidizes mercury; an air preheater (14) that recovers heat in the gas after removal of nitrogen oxides; a precipitator (15) that removes particulates in the gas; an activated carbon atomizer (22) that sprays activated carbon (22a) into the gas after particulate collection; a bag filter (21) that collects activated carbon having adsorbed mercury; a desulfurizer (16) that removes sulfur oxides in the flue gas after removal of activated carbon; a stack (17) that discharges the gas which has undergone desulfurization to outside; and an ORP meter (19) that measures an oxidation reduction potential for feeding air to a slurry absorben

Abstract: An air pollution control apparatus according to the present invention reduces nitrogen oxides and oxidizes mercury in flue gas 16 discharged from a boiler by an ammonia denitrating catalyst. The air pollution control apparatus includes an economizer bypassing unit 15a that diverts high-temperature combustion gas 11 to a downstream side while bypassing an economizer 15 provided in a gas flue 10a for combustion gas 11 from the boiler, provided with an ammonium-chloride supply unit 101 that supplies powdery ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) to the economizer bypassing unit 15a. The air pollution control apparatus sublimates the ammonium chloride in an atmosphere at a high temperature of the combustion gas 11, and supplies hydrogen chloride and ammonium into the flue gas flue 102.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mercury removal system and method for effectively removing a mercury component, which is present in a gas stream in an extremely small amount in wet gas cleaning. The mercury removal system in wet gas cleaning includes a water washing tower for introducing therein a target gas containing a mercury component and transferring the mercury component into an absorbing solution, a flash drum (10) for flashing the absorbing solution discharged from the water washing tower to separate the absorbing solution into a gas component and waste water, an oxidation treatment means (1) for adding an oxidizing agent to the absorbing solution at the preceding stage of the flash drum, and a waste water treatment means for subjecting to coagulation sedimentation treatment the separated waste water containing the mercury component at the following stage of the flash drum to dispose of the mercury component as sludge.

Abstract: An air pollution control system for a coal combustion boiler according to the present invention includes: a NOx removing apparatus (13) that removes nitrogen oxide contained in flue gas emitted from this coal combustion boiler (11) by adding ammonia (12) thereto, an air pre-heater (14) that recovers heat in the gas after the nitrogen oxide is removed, a precipitator (15) that reduces particulates from the gas after the heat is recovered, a gas-liquid contact type SOx removing apparatus (16) that removes sulfur oxide by way of a limestone-gypsum method and reduces mercury oxide in the gas after the particulates are reduced, and a stack (17) that releases purified gas after the sulfur and the mercury are reduced, where an oxidant is added to limestone-gypsum containing slurry (21) in or extracted from the SOx removing apparatus (16).

Abstract: An exhaust gas treating apparatus removes nitrogen oxides and mercury in an exhaust gas from a boiler by use of an ammonia denitration catalyst, the exhaust gas treating apparatus including: an ammonium chloride powder feed unit 101 for feeding ammonium chloride, in powder form, into any one of or both of a vicinity of an entrance of an economizer 15 provided to a combustion gas flue of the boiler and an economizer bypass unit 15a, the fed ammonium chloride in powder form being sublimed by a combustion gas, to thereby feed hydrogen chloride and ammonia into the flue 102; and an ammonium chloride liquid feed unit 110 for feeding ammonium chloride, in liquid form, into any one of or both of a vicinity of the entrance of the economizer 15 and the economizer bypass unit 15a, the ammonium chloride liquid feed unit 110 also being capable of feeding ammonium chloride, vaporization of the fed ammonium chloride in liquid form by the combustion gas also allowing hydrogen chloride and ammonia to be fed into the flue 102

Abstract: A COS treatment apparatus for a gasified gas includes an O2 removal catalyst and a COS conversion catalyst located on the downstream side of a gasified gas flow with respect to the O2 removal catalyst. Also, a COS treatment apparatus includes a TiO2 catalyst that carries Cr2O3 or NiO. Further, a COS treatment method includes a first step in which O2 is removed by the reaction with H2S and CO, and a second step in which COS is converted to H2S.

Abstract: An air pollution control apparatus according to the present invention reduces nitrogen oxides and oxidizes mercury in flue gas 16 discharged from a boiler by an ammonia denitrating catalyst. The air pollution control apparatus includes an economizer bypassing unit 15a that diverts high-temperature combustion gas 11 to a downstream side while bypassing an economizer 15 provided in a gas flue 10a for combustion gas 11 from the boiler, provided with an ammonium-chloride supply unit 101 that supplies powdery ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) to the economizer bypassing unit 15a. The air pollution control apparatus sublimates the ammonium chloride in an atmosphere at a high temperature of the combustion gas 11, and supplies hydrogen chloride and ammonium into the flue gas flue 102.