Abstract: A container (10) comprising a trough (23) is filled with pulverous or granular material, for example a neutralizing agent for sulphuric acid. At the place where the container (10) is used, for example on a waste gas cleaning apparatus, a subassembly (27') is pushed through an opening (20). The subassembly (27') comprises substantially an axial feed member (29) having the form of a helical spring, a loosening member (31), a rotatable shaft (33), and a coupling member (35). When rotational motion is transmitted from a drive to the coupling member (35) the screw (39) is rotated and the loosening member (31) which is periodically pressed by the trough (23) against the screw (39) loosens the granular or pulverous material, so that it glides towards the axial feed member (29). The axial feed member (29) transports the material from the interior of the container (10) to the outlet (53). When the container (10) is empty, the subassembly ( 27') is removed and inserted into a new container (10).

Abstract: A device 10 for both heating a fluid and for cleaning a waste gas comprises a container 14 into which waste gas is introduced through a waste gas inlet. The waste gas is moved through the container 14 by a fan 25. The blades 35 of fan 25 are also used to atomize a liquid directed thereto and to spray the liquid into the waste gas in the container 14. In addition, fan 25 facilitates the recirculation of at least a portion of the waste gas in the container 14 back through the fan 25 for repeated introduction of the waste gas into the container 14. A heat exchanger 11 is disposed in container 14 for transferring heat between the waste gas in the chamber and a liquid-to-be-heated. In a preferred embodiment, an insulated funnel 17 comprises an inlet for the waste gas.