Abstract: Process for removing mercury from flue gases of high-temperature plants, in particular power stations and waste incineration plants in which a bromine compound is fed to the multistage furnace and/or the flue gas in a plant section downstream of the furnace, the temperature during contact of the bromine compound with the flue gas being at least 500° C., preferably at least 800° C. The combustion is carried out in the presence of a sulphur compound, in particular sulphur dioxide. Subsequently to the furnace, the flue gas is subjected to an optional multistage cleanup for removing mercury from the flue gas, which cleanup comprises a wet scrubber and/or a dry cleanup.

Abstract: Process for removing mercury from flue gases of high-temperature plants, in particular power stations and waste incineration plants in which a bromine compound is fed to the multistage furnace and/or the flue gas in a plant section downstream of the furnace, the temperature during contact of the bromine compound with the flue gas being at least 500° C., preferably at least 800° C. The combustion is carried out in the presence of a sulphur compound, in particular sulphur dioxide. Subsequently to the furnace, the flue gas is subjected to an optional multistage cleanup for removing mercury from the flue gas, which cleanup comprises a wet scrubber and/or a dry cleanup.

Abstract: The invention describes a process for removing mercury from flue gases of high-temperature plants, in particular power stations and waste incineration plants in which a bromine compound is fed to the if appropriate multistage furnace and/or the flue gas in a plant section downstream of the furnace, the temperature during contact of the bromine compound with the flue gas being at least 500° C., preferably at least 800° C. The combustion is carried out in the presence of a sulphur compound, in particular sulphur dioxide. Subsequently to the furnace, the flue gas is subjected to an if appropriate multistage cleanup for removing mercury from the flue gas, which cleanup comprises a wet scrubber and/or a dry cleanup.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for the low-corrosion and low-emission co-incineration of highly halogenated wastes, in particular liquid waste, in waste incineration plants having at least one combustion chamber, a waste-heat boiler, a multistage flue gas scrubber comprising a single-stage or multistage acidic scrubber and an alkaline scrubber, in which sulfur or a corresponding sulfur carrier is added under control to the primary and/or secondary combustion chamber. The amount of sulfur is controlled substantially in proportion to the current halogen loading originating from the waste in the boiler flue gas.

Abstract: A process is described for dewatering sewage sludge consisting of the combination of an acidic oxidative preconditioning with an inorganic post-conditioning, in which case the preconditioning comprises an acidification of the sewage sludge and a catalytic partial oxidation by addition of a substoichiometric amount of hydrogen peroxide and iron ions at a pH≦5 and then an inorganic post-conditioning is carried out in which the acidified and partially oxidized sewage sludge is admixed with alkaline earth, and in which case, in the inorganic post-conditioning, sufficient calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) is supplied so that the pH of the limed sewage sludge is in the range from at least 9 to at most 11, in order thereafter to dewater the conditioned sewage sludge mechanically.

Abstract: Process for preparing granules of water-insoluble solids, characterized in that a non-thixotropic press or filter cake of the solid is comminuted by cutting and the product obtained is dried while in rolling motion in a dryer for pourable solids.

Abstract: The thin film contact dryer consists of a rotor having flat rotor elements extending in a radial direction. In the central third of the rotor is arranged at least one combination of distributing elements and an annular weir which revolves with the rotor and leaves a narrow annular gap open to the internal dryer wall, the annular weir being arranged immediately downstream of the distributing elements as viewed in the direction of flow.

Abstract: Alkali metal salts of hydroxybenzoates are claimed which are substantially anhydrous and free from hydrobenzoic acid and have the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 denotes alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl,R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are identical or different and represent hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, amino, alkylamino, alkyl, alkoxy, aralkyl or aryl andMe denotes an alkali metal.Furthermore a process for the preparation of the said alkali metal salts of hydroxybenzoates, which are substantially anhydrous and free from hydrobenzoic acid, characterized in that a solution or suspension of a hydroxybenzoate of the formula ##STR2## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have the abovementioned meaning, is neutralized with an alkali metal hydroxide at -10.degree. to +50.degree. C. until the degree of neutralization is 0.95 to 1.05, a degree of neutralization of 1.

Abstract: Process for removing mercury from flue gases of high-temperature plants, in particular power stations and waste incineration plants in which a bromine compound is fed to the multistage furnace and/or the flue gas in a plant section downstream of the furnace, the temperature during contact of the bromine compound with the flue gas being at least 500° C., preferably at least 800° C. The combustion is carried out in the presence of a sulphur compound, in particular sulphur dioxide. Subsequently to the furnace, the flue gas is subjected to an optional multistage cleanup for removing mercury from the flue gas, which cleanup comprises a wet scrubber and/or a dry cleanup.