Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to sorbents for the oxidation and removal of mercury. The present invention includes removing mercury from a mercury-containing gas using a halide-promoted and optionally ammonium-protected sorbent that can include carbon sorbent, non-carbon sorbent, or a combination thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 23, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 7, 2023
Assignee:
Midwwest Energy Emissions Corp.
Inventors:
John H. Pavlish, Edwin S. Olson, Michael J. Holmes
Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to sorbents for the oxidation and removal of mercury. The present invention includes removing mercury from a mercury-containing gas using a halide-promoted and optionally ammonium-protected sorbent that can include carbon sorbent, non-carbon sorbent, or a combination thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 22, 2017
Date of Patent:
November 23, 2021
Assignee:
Midwwest Energy Emission Corp.
Inventors:
John H. Pavlish, Edwin S. Olson, Michael J. Holmes
Abstract: The present invention relates to activated carbon sorbents including nitrogen. In various embodiments, the present invention provides an activated carbon sorbent including a halogen- or halide-promoted activated carbon, the activated carbon sorbent particles including nitrogen in a surface layer of the sorbent particles. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of reducing the pollutant content in a pollutant-containing gas using the activated carbon sorbent. In various embodiments, the activated carbon sorbent can remove mercury from a mercury-containing gas that includes sulfur(VI) such as SO3 more efficiently than other sorbents.