Abstract: The present invention provides a novel process for treating a fluid stream carrying various components including nitrogen oxides, wherein the stream is subjected to oxidative reactions under gaseous and absorptive conditions to convert a portion of the nitrogen oxides to nitric acid and thereby simultaneously reduce the concentration of nitrogen oxides in the stream discharge.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 9, 1976
Date of Patent:
March 28, 1978
Assignee:
Chenoweth Development Laboratories, Inc.