Abstract: A method of producing an alkaline earth nitrate fertilizer composition where a gas stream containing nitrogen oxides is treated to convert the nitrogen oxides to nitric acid and the gas stream then contacted with an aqueous medium containing an alkaline earth compound which reacts with the nitric acid to form an aqueous effluent solution of an alkaline earth nitrate. A portion of the aqueous effluent solution is used to form additional aqueous medium containing an alkaline earth compound for further contact with the gas stream, such that the concentration of alkaline earth nitrate in the aqueous effluent is increased.

Abstract: A method for removing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from a gaseous stream using a magnesium-enhanced lime scrubbing slurry containing a ferrous chelate where oxidized ferrous chelate is regenerated by electrochemical treatment. The spent scrubbing solution containing ferric chelates is passed as a catholyte, at an acidic pH of 4.0-6.5 through a cathode compartment while an anolyte solution containing magnesium sulfate, at a pH of 1.5 to 6.5 is passed through an anode compartment, the compartments separated by a microporous separator. An electrical current is passed from the cathode compartment to the anode compartment and ferric chelates are regenerated to ferrous chelates.

Abstract: A process for removing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from a hot gaseous stream, in a scrubbing unit, by use of an aqueous medium containing calcium and magnesium scrubbing components to remove sulfur dioxide and a ferrous chelate to remove the nitrogen oxide, a portion of the ferrous chelate being oxidized to ferric chelate during the process. The ferric chelate is regenerated to ferrous chelate by contacting the hot gaseous stream, prior to entry into the scrubbing unit, with a prescrubbing aqueous medium containing magnesium scrubbing components for sulfur dioxide, forming bisulfite ions in the aqueous medium.

Abstract: A wet scrubbing method for removal of sulfur dioxide from a gaseous stream uses a magnesium-enhanced lime scrubbing aqueous slurry, where a solids content in the aqueous slurry in a wet scrubbing unit is maintained at an amount of between 13 to 20 percent by weight. A bleed stream is removed from the aqueous scrubbing slurry at a pH of between 4.5-5.6 and fed to an oxidizing unit wherein calcium sulfite is oxidized to gypsum. The gypsum and residual solids in the discharge from the oxidizing unit are separated to produce a clarified solution, which is returned to the wet scrubbing unit.

Abstract: Sulfur dioxide is removed from a gaseous stream using an aqueous scrubbing medium containing calcium components and magnesium ions, so as to produce a more readily dewatered aqueous calcium sulfite-containing sludge by providing in the aqueous scrubbing medium in an aqueous scrubbing unit an effective amount of at least one amine sulfonate ion of the formula: ##STR1## where R is H or OH, and R' is H or SO.sub.3, with R and R' not both being H. The amine sulfonate ion is preferably provided by adding an amine disulfonate salt having the formula HN(SO.sub.3 X).sub.2 or a hydroxylamine monosulfonate salt having the formula HO--NH--(SO.sub.3 X), when X is an alkali or alkaline earth metal. Or an effluent stream from a scrubbing unit for nitrogen oxides containing a metal chelate and an amine sulfonate may be added to provide the amine sulfonate ion.