Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for reducing NOx emission from an industrial process furnace comprising a firebox containing a burner and a tube, which method comprises subjecting an oxidant gas and/or a fuel gas (1) to humidification, thereby obtaining a humidified gas; and pre-heating the humidified gas with an external waste heat stream (20) before feeding the gas to the burner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a combustion heater (100) for providing controlled heat (H) to an endothermic reaction process. The combustion heater comprises an integrated burner (20) to yield a hot burner exhaust gas (35) flow from burning a first fuel. The burner exhaust gas mixed with oxidant flows to a flue gas outlet along a flue gas flow path (FGP). Provided to the combustion chamber at a position outside a direct reach of flames from the burner is a secondary fuel conduit (30) with a plurality of nozzles (31) from which a second fuel (32) is transferred into a flow along the said flue gas flow path (FGP). The resulting combustion of the second fuel can be used to provide controlled heat to the to endothermic reaction operated in a reaction conduit (40) that is in thermal heat exchange with the combustion chamber.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for reducing NOx emission from an industrial process furnace comprising a firebox containing a burner and a tube, which method comprises subjecting an oxidant gas and/or a fuel gas (1) to humidification, thereby obtaining a humidified gas; and pre-heating the humidified gas with an external waste heat stream (20) before feeding the gas to the burner.

Abstract: A method for heating or cooling a carbon containing reducing gas having a carbon monoxide content of at least 0.5 vol %, wherein the gas is heated to a temperature of at least 400° C. or wherein the gas is cooled from a temperature exceeding 400° C., wherein the gas is passed along a surface of a heating or cooling unit having a heat conductive metal or metal alloy body and a protective layer, which protective layer provides said surface, and which protective layer is made from a coating composition including colloidal amorphous silicate and crystalline oxide particles.

Abstract: Burner for a furnace comprising at least one supply channel for supplying an oxidizing medium and a plurality of peripheral fuel supply channels, wherein the channels have exit openings arranged adjacent each other at a burner end surface for forming during use upon reaction of supplied fuel with supplied oxidizing medium a flame front, wherein the exit openings are asymmetrically arranged with respect to any plane arranged transverse to the end surface of the burner and extending through a burner central axis whereby the distribution of the fuel exit openings and/or the dimension of the fuel exit openings and/or the exit angle of the fuel exit openings and/or the shape of the fuel exit openings are arranged asymmetrically to said any plane, such that during use a flame front is created that is asymmetrical with respect to said any plane.

Abstract: A method for heating or cooling a carbon containing reducing gas having a carbon monoxide content of at least 0.5 vol %, wherein the gas is heated to a temperature of at least 400° C. or wherein the gas is cooled from a temperature exceeding 400° C., wherein the gas is passed along a surface of a heating or cooling unit having a heat conductive metal or metal alloy body and a protective layer, which protective layer provides said surface, and which protective layer is made from a coating composition including colloidal amorphous silicate and crystalline oxide particles.

Abstract: Burner for a furnace comprising at least one supply channel for supplying an oxidizing medium and a plurality of peripheral fuel supply channels, wherein the channels have exit openings arranged adjacent each other at a burner end surface for forming during use upon reaction of supplied fuel with supplied oxidizing medium a flame front, wherein the exit openings are asymmetrically arranged with respect to any plane arranged transverse to the end surface of the burner and extending through a burner central axis whereby the distribution of the fuel exit openings and/or the dimension of the fuel exit openings and/or the exit angle of the fuel exit openings and/or the shape of the fuel exit openings are arranged asymmetrically to said any plane, such that during use a flame front is created that is asymmetrical with respect to said any plane.