Abstract: The invention relates to filtration apparatus and to a process for a filtration installation comprising several filtration cells equipped with at least one filtering element through which passes a current of dust-laden gas, this process consisting in isolating the filtration cell to be declogged, then in proceeding with declogging the filtering element(s) of this cell, and wherein further, after having isolated the filtration cell and before proceeding with the declogging thereof, it is scavenged by a counter-current of an inert gas, this counter-current scavenging being carried out under conditions such that the inert gas completely renews the atmosphere of this cell, without causing the layer of dust deposited on the upstream face of the filtering element(s) of said cell to be detached.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a declogging process for filtration installation for dust-laden gases presenting reducing properties, consisting in taking dust-free gas at the outlet of the filtration installation, oxidizing this gas and using the gaseous mixture resulting from this oxidization to declog the filtering element(s) of said installation.

Abstract: Calcination of one of the volatile compounds is brought about in a first contacting column, in which the material is driven and put into suspension by an oxidizing gas stream, while being brought therein to a sufficiently high temperature, and the gaseous products desorbed in this first column are re-adsorbed by cooling in a second contacting column.This process applies principally to the regeneration of particles of alumina which have absorbed tars and compounds containing fluorine.