Patents by Inventor Toshio Katsube

Toshio Katsube has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9463411
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system comprising: a CO2 chemical absorption equipment comprising an absorption column which absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) in a combustion exhaust gas discharged from a combustion device with the use of an absorbing solution comprising an amine compound as a main component and a regeneration column which regenerates the absorbing solution by desorbing CO2 from the absorbing solution which absorbed CO2; a flash tank which depressurizes the absorbing solution withdrawn from a lower part of the regeneration column to flash-evaporate the absorbing solution; a vapor recompression equipment which compresses the vapor generated by the flash tank; a temperature control device which adjusts the vapor compressed by the vapor recompression equipment to be within a predetermined temperature; and a piping for feeding the vapor adjusted to the predetermined temperature by the temperature control device to the regeneration column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki Taniguchi, Jun Shimamura, Toshio Katsube, Hideaki Higashi
  • Patent number: 9399939
    Abstract: A combustion exhaust gas treatment system comprising: a heat exchanger (A) for recovering heat contained in the combustion exhaust gas into heat medium, an absorption column for obtaining CO2 removed gas by absorbing CO2 in the combustion exhaust gas into absorbent, a heat exchanger (B) for applying heat recovered by heat medium to the CO2 absorbed absorbent, a desorption column for desorbing the absorbent by removing CO2 from the CO2 absorbed absorbent, a flash tank for flash vaporizing the desorbed absorbent and a heat exchanger (E) for transferring heat from the desorbed absorbent to the CO2 absorbed absorbent, wherein the CO2 absorbed absorbent can be supplied from the absorption column to the desorption column via the heat exchanger (E) and the heat exchanger (B) in this order, and the desorbed absorbent can be supplied from the desorption column to the absorption column via the flash tank and the heat exchanger (E) in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Shimamura, Toshio Katsube, Kouichi Yokoyama, Yoshihiro Kidera, Nobuyoshi Mishima, Hisayuki Orita
  • Publication number: 20140345465
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment system comprising: a CO2 chemical absorption equipment comprising an absorption column which absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) in a combustion exhaust gas discharged from a combustion device with the use of an absorbing solution comprising an amine compound as a main component and a regeneration column which regenerates the absorbing solution by desorbing CO2 from the absorbing solution which absorbed CO2; a flash tank which depressurizes the absorbing solution withdrawn from a lower part of the regeneration column to flash-evaporate the absorbing solution; a vapor recompression equipment which compresses the vapor generated by the flash tank; a temperature control device which adjusts the vapor compressed by the vapor recompression equipment to be within a predetermined temperature; and a piping for feeding the vapor adjusted to the predetermined temperature by the temperature control device to the regeneration column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noriaki Taniguchi, Jun Shimamura, Toshio Katsube, Hideaki Higashi
  • Patent number: 8828130
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to solve these problems and to provide a exhaust gas treatment system which prevents formation of deposits in a main duct and a flue, on and after the point where the exhaust gases converge, after the removal of CO2 and reduces labor required for maintenance such as cleaning, and thus enabling a long-term operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Shimamura, Toshio Katsube, Shigehito Takamoto, Masaharu Kuramoto, Naoki Oda
  • Patent number: 8741245
    Abstract: A method of recovering carbon dioxide, includes bringing gas to be processed containing carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen into contact with the CO2-absorbing solution in an absorption column to form a CO2-rich solution; circulating the solution in a regeneration column to thermally release and recover CO2 and recirculating the absorbing solution as a CO2-poor solution inside the absorption column; and performing heat exchange between the solution being delivered from the absorption column to the regeneration column and the solution recirculated from the regeneration column to the absorption column, wherein an alkanolamine aqueous solution containing a silicone oil and/or an organosulfur compound is added to the solution inside the absorption column and/or the solution recirculated from the regeneration column to the absorption column to adjust the composition of the absorbing solution inside the absorption column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Yokoyama, Eiji Miyamoto, Hirofumi Kikkawa, Shigehito Takamoto, Toshio Katsube, Naoki Oda, Jun Shimamura, Masaharu Kuramoto
  • Publication number: 20130327025
    Abstract: A combustion exhaust gas treatment system comprising: a heat exchanger (A) for recovering heat contained in the combustion exhaust gas into heat medium, an absorption column for obtaining CO2 removed gas by absorbing CO2 in the combustion exhaust gas into absorbent, a heat exchanger (B) for applying heat recovered by heat medium to the CO2 absorbed absorbent, a desorption column for desorbing the absorbent by removing CO2 from the CO2 absorbed absorbent, a flash tank for flash vaporizing the desorbed absorbent and a heat exchanger (E) for transferring heat from the desorbed absorbent to the CO2 absorbed absorbent, wherein the CO2 absorbed absorbent can be supplied from the absorption column to the desorption column via the heat exchanger (E) and the heat exchanger (B) in this order, and the desorbed absorbent can be supplied from the desorption column to the absorption column via the flash tank and the heat exchanger (E) in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Shimamura, Toshio Katsube, Kouichi Yokoyama, Yoshihiro Kidera, Nobuyoshi Mishima, Hisayuki Orita
  • Publication number: 20130149204
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a CO2 removal equipment for removing CO2 in a combustion exhaust gas and a method therefore, which can reduce environmental burdens during operation of the CO2 removal equipment, and which can minimize the installation cost of a prescrubber and utility costs. Provided is an exhaust gas treatment system with a CO2 removal equipment for absorbing and removing carbon dioxide (CO2) in a combustion exhaust gas using an absorbing solution of an amine compound, the system comprising a prescrubber for bringing the exhaust gas into contact with seawater, the prescrubber being disposed on the upstream side of the CO2 removal equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Shogo Mori, Takanori Nakamoto, Naoki Oda, Toshio Katsube
  • Publication number: 20120325092
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to solve these problems and to provide a exhaust gas treatment system which prevents formation of deposits in a main duct and a flue, on and after the point where the exhaust gases converge, after the removal of CO2 and reduces labor required for maintenance such as cleaning, and thus enabling a long-term operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Jun Shimamura, Toshio Katsube, Shigehito Takamoto, Masaharu Kuramoto, Naoki Oda
  • Publication number: 20120308469
    Abstract: A method of recovering carbon dioxide, including bringing gas to be processed containing carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen into contact with the CO2-absorbing solution according to Claim 1 in an absorption column to form a CO2-rich solution; subsequently circulating the solution in a regeneration column to thermally release and recover CO2 and recirculating the absorbing solution as a CO2-poor solution inside the absorption column; and performing heat exchange between the solution being delivered from the absorption column to the regeneration column and the solution recirculated from the regeneration column to the absorption column, wherein an alkanolamine aqueous solution containing a silicone oil and/or an organosulfur compound represented by the Formula (A) or (B) is added to the solution inside the absorption column and/or the solution recirculated from the regeneration column to the absorption column to adjust the composition of the absorbing solution inside the absorption column so as to include the alkan
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Koichi Yokoyama, Eiji Miyamoto, Hirofumi Kikkawa, Shigehito Takamoto, Toshio Katsube, Naoki Oda, Jun Shimamura, Masaharu Kuramoto
  • Patent number: 8202482
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing of traces of toxic substances from exhaust gas, comprising, disposed in sequence from the upstream side in a flow channel of exhaust gas emitted from combustion equipment, a denitration unit including a denitration catalyst layer capable of removing nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas and capable of oxidizing metallic mercury; an air preheater adapted for heat exchange between air for combustion in the combustion equipment and the exhaust gas; a dust removal unit having a bag filter containing a catalyst for metallic mercury oxidation; and a desulfurization unit for removing sulfur oxide from the exhaust gas. The bag filter may be disposed in advance of the desulfurization unit. Thus, there can be provided an apparatus for removing of traces of toxic substances from exhaust gas that is stable over a prolonged period of time and is highly reliable; and provided a method of operating the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nagai, Toshio Katsube, Isato Morita, Hirofumi Kikkawa, Yasuyoshi Kato
  • Patent number: 8167975
    Abstract: A system is provided that prevents inhibition of adsorption of Hg and other heavy metals by activated carbon or other heavy metal adsorbent due to prior adsorption of sulfur trioxide (SO3) in an exhaust gas containing SO3. As it has been found that while SO3 is adsorbed, the adsorption of SO3 precedes the adsorption of Hg and other heavy metals onto activated carbon, a basic substance injection system is disposed along an exhaust gas flow channel at an upstream side of an activated carbon injection system, thereby attaining effective removal of Hg and other heavy metals from the exhaust gas by adsorption thereof onto surface pores of the activated carbon. The SO3 concentration after removal by basic substance conversion is computed from the SO3 concentration before removal, and the activated carbon injection rate can be controlled based on the concentration after removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jun Shimamura, Takanori Nakamoto, Toshio Katsube, Hirofumi Kikkawa, Hiroyuki Nosaka, Takayuki Saitou, Yoshinori Taguchi, Hiroshi Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 7776141
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for pollution control which are well suited for use in a coal power plant are described. Ash is collected and injected into the flue gas stream at a location upstream of a cooling module. The ash acts as an absorbent and/or reactant material onto which condensate may condense. By re-introducing ash to keep the condensation forming wet areas within the system, lower cost materials which are less corrosion resistant than needed for wet operating conditions can be used. Mercury recovery and SO3 removal is facilitated by the cooling process and re-introduction of collected ash. Activated carbon and/or an alkali absorbent material may be added. Use of a dry ESP and/or fabric filter as opposed to a wet ESP for particulate collection leads to cost benefits. Energy recovered by the cooling of the flue gas may be re-used to heat turbine condensate leading to improved energy efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd.
    Inventors: Song Wu, Takanori Nakamoto, Takashi Muramoto, Udo Zirn, Toshio Katsube, Hirofumi Kikkawa
  • Publication number: 20100116126
    Abstract: A system is provided that prevents inhibition of adsorption of Hg and other heavy metals by activated carbon or other heavy metal adsorbent due to prior adsorption of sulfur trioxide (SO3) in an exhaust gas containing SO3. As it has been found that while SO3 is adsorbed, the adsorption of SO3 precedes the adsorption of Hg and other heavy metals onto activated carbon, a basic substance injection system is disposed along an exhaust gas flow channel at an upstream side of an activated carbon injection system, thereby attaining effective removal of Hg and other heavy metals from the exhaust gas by adsorption thereof onto surface pores of the activated carbon. The SO3 concentration after removal by basic substance conversion is computed from the SO3 concentration before removal, and the activated carbon injection rate can be controlled based on the concentration after removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Shimamura, Takanori Nakamoto, Toshio Katsube, Hirofumi Kikkawa, Hiroyuki Nosaka, Takayuki Saitou, Yoshinori Taguchi, Hiroshi Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 7691349
    Abstract: An exhaust gas processing method using a device having an air preheater for preheating air for combustion in a combustion device by using an exhaust gas emitted from the combustion device; a gas-gas heater (GGH) heat recovery device composed of a heat transfer tube for recovering the heat of the exhaust gas to a heat medium; a dust collector; a wet-type desulfurization device; a gas-gas heater (GGH) re-heater composed of a heat transfer tube for heating the exhaust gas at its outlet by using the heat medium supplied from the gas-gas heater heat recovery device, which are installed in that order from the upstream to the downstream of an exhaust gas duct of the combustion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kouji Muramoto, Takayuki Saitou, Hiromichi Shimazu, Takanori Nakamoto, Toshio Katsube
  • Patent number: 7651329
    Abstract: In an exhaust gas processing device wherein in order to efficiently outwardly discharge heat at high temperatures of about 90-150° C. released from a GGH reheater during the shutdown of a desulfurizer, to prevent damage to equipment and corrosion preventive lining material, and to ensure long-term stabilized use of the exhaust gas processing device, at least a GGH heat recovery unit, an absorption tower, a mist eliminator (M/E), and the GGH reheater are placed in a duct for exhaust gases discharged from a fire furnace, in the order named as seen from the upstream side of a flow of exhaust gases, an exhaust gas duct between the M/E and the reheater is provided with a heat radiation device or the like having a heat suppression function for suppressing dissipated heat from the reheater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Okura, Toshio Katsube, Takayuki Saito
  • Patent number: 7651389
    Abstract: An exhaust smoke processing system comprises air preheater for heating combustion air by exhaust smoke discharged from a boiler, a heat recoverer for heating a heat medium by exhaust smoke discharged from the air preheater, a dust collector for collecting soot and dust in exhaust smoke discharged from the heat recoverer, a wet-type exhaust smoke processing apparatus for processing exhaust smoke discharged from the dust collector, a reheater for heating exhaust smoke discharged from the wet-type exhaust smoke processing apparatus by the heat medium, and a heat medium circulation pipe passage for circulating the heating medium between the reheater and the heat recoverer. the system measures a heavy metal concentration in the exhaust smoke and adjusts the temperature of exhaust smoke at an outlet of the heat recoverer such that the measured value falls within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kikkawa, Takanori Nakamoto, Toshio Katsube
  • Publication number: 20100000410
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing of traces of toxic substances from exhaust gas, comprising, disposed in sequence from the upstream side in a flow channel of exhaust gas emitted from combustion equipment, a denitration unit including a denitration catalyst layer capable of removing nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas and capable of oxidizing metallic mercury; an air preheater adapted for heat exchange between air for combustion in the combustion equipment and the exhaust gas; a dust removal unit having a bag filter containing a catalyst for metallic mercury oxidation; and a desulfurization unit for removing sulfur oxide from the exhaust gas. The bag filter may be disposed in advance of the desulfurization unit. Thus, there can be provided an apparatus for removing of traces of toxic substances from exhaust gas that is stable over a prolonged period of time and is highly reliable; and provided a method of operating the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nagai, Toshio Katsube, Isato Morita, Hirofumi Kikkawa, Yasuyoshi Kato
  • Publication number: 20090078177
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for pollution control which are well suited for use in a coal power plant are described. Ash is collected and injected into the flue gas stream at a location upstream of a cooling module. The ash acts as an absorbent and/or reactant material onto which condensate may condense. By re-introducing ash to keep the condensation forming wet areas within the system, lower cost materials which are less corrosion resistant than needed for wet operating conditions can be used. Mercury recovery and SO3 removal is facilitated by the cooling process and re-introduction of collected ash. Activated carbon and/or an alkali absorbent material may be added. Use of a dry ESP and/or fabric filter as opposed to a wet ESP for particulate collection leads to cost benefits. Energy recovered by the cooling of the flue gas may be re-used to heat turbine condensate leading to improved energy efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Song Wu, Takanori Nakamoto, Takashi Muramoto, Udo Zirn, Toshio Katsube, Hirofumi Kikkawa
  • Patent number: 7507381
    Abstract: An exhaust gas processing device includes an air preheater for preheating air for combustion in a combustion device by using an exhaust gas emitted from the combustion device; a gas-gas heater heat recovery device composed of a heat transfer tube for recovering the heat of the exhaust gas to a heat medium; a dust collector; a wet-type desulfurization device; a gas-gas heater re-heater composed of a heat transfer tube for heating the exhaust gas at its outlet by using the heat medium supplied from the gas-gas heater heat recovery device, which are installed in that order from the upstream to the downstream of an exhaust gas duct of the combustion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kouji Muramoto, Takayuki Saitou, Hiromichi Shimazu, Takanori Nakamoto, Toshio Katsube
  • Publication number: 20080209899
    Abstract: An exhaust gas processing method using a device having an air preheater for preheating air for combustion in a combustion device by using an exhaust gas emitted from the combustion device; a gas-gas heater (GGH) heat recovery device composed of a heat transfer tube for recovering the heat of the exhaust gas to a heat medium; a dust collector; a wet-type desulfurization device; a gas-gas heater (GGH) re-heater composed of a heat transfer tube for heating the exhaust gas at its outlet by using the heat medium supplied from the gas-gas heater heat recovery device, which are installed in that order from the upstream to the downstream of an exhaust gas duct of the combustion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kouji MURAMOTO, Takayuki SAITOU, Hiromichi SHIMAZU, Takanori NAKAMOTO, Toshio KATSUBE