Abstract: A fossil fuel fired power plant exhaust gas clean-up and recovery system is provided to remove detrimental compounds/elements from the exhaust gas emitting from the power plant to protect the environment and to recover useful products from the cleaning solution. This is accomplished by directing the exhaust gas from the fossil fuel fired power plant through a single wet scrubber having a cleaning solution of a predetermined pH. The cleaning solution is composed of calcium carbonate and water. A recovery process is attached thereto to reclaim calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, and carbon dioxide for reuse in the process and/or for commercial use.

Abstract: A fossil fuel fired power plant exhaust gas conversion to syngas is provided. The exhaust gases being emitted from the power plant is normally cleaned and exhausted to the atmosphere. In the subject arrangement, the exhaust gases are directed through a wet scrubber and a reaction chamber to respectively remove sulfur and carbon dioxide. The cleaned exhaust gases are directed through an electrolysis process or a water-gas shift reactor to controllably produce extra hydrogen for use in the cleaned exhaust gas to obtain a desired ratio between the hydrogen and carbon monoxide therein. The resulting desired ratio in the exhaust gas between the hydrogen and carbon monoxide is the syngas that can be used for commercial applications.

Abstract: Reclaiming useful products for commercial use and/or to be reused in an exhaust gas clean-up system. This is accomplished by subjecting the power plant exhaust gas to the various cleaning fluids followed by reclaiming the useful products from the exiting cleaning liquid. As the exhaust gas passes through a medium of water and calcium carbonate in a wet scrubber, the exiting cleaning fluid contains various calcium salts. Likewise, as the exhaust gas passes through a medium of calcium hydroxide and water other calcium salts are produced. By passing these respective calcium salts through solid-liquid centrifuge separators and other separating stirred tanks, various useful products are reclaimed and reused in the process or commercially sold. Some useful products are carbon dioxide, calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, and mercuric salts.

Abstract: A fossil fuel fired power plant exhaust gas clean-up system is provided to remove detrimental compounds/elements from the exhaust gas emitting from the power plant to protect the environment. This is accomplished primarily by directing the exhaust gas from a fossil fuel fired power plant through both a reaction chamber containing a chemically produced compound and a catalytic converter. The final exhaust gas can now be safely exhausted to the atmosphere and only contains nitrogen gas, oxygen, water and a trace amount of carbon dioxide.

Abstract: A fossil fuel fired power plant exhaust gas clean-up system is provided to remove detrimental compounds/elements from the exhaust gas emitting from the power plant to protect the environment. This is accomplished primarily by directing the exhaust gas from a fossil fuel fired power plant through both a reaction chamber containing a chemically produced compound and a catalytic converter. The final exhaust gas can now be safely exhausted to the atmosphere and only contains nitrogen gas, oxygen, water and a trace amount of carbon dioxide.

Abstract: A process is provided for the removal of impurities from the exhaust gases being emitted from a power generation plant. A multi-stage temperature based separation system is being utilized. The removal of undesirable compounds/elements is accomplished by directing the exhaust gases from the power plant through a first stage cooling unit to lower the temperature of the exhaust gases to a first predetermined level that is below the boiling point of one or more of the undesired compounds/elements, diverting the resulting liquid to storage, directing the gas to a second stage cooling unit to further lower the temperature of the exhaust gases to a second predetermined level that is below the boiling point of several more of the undesired compounds/elements. The resulting exhaust gas is a very clean syngas that may be used in various commercial applications.

Abstract: A plasma torch is provided and adapted to generate very high operating temperatures to gasify various types of materials, such as biomass materials and various carbonaceous materials. The plasma torch is composed of a ceramic body that has first, second, and third intersecting bores. Each of the first, second, and third intersecting bores defines a threaded portion therein. A first and second tungsten carbide electrode is adjustably disposed in the first and second intersecting bores and operative to be adjustable to establish a controlled gap size therebetween. A compressed gas connection is threadably disposed in the threaded portion of the third bore and is operative to introduce a flow of compressed gas through the controlled gap. The first and second tungsten carbide electrodes are connectable to a source of electrical energy and functions to produce an electrical arc across the controlled gap. The resulting flame produced by the electrical arc burns at an extreme temperature.