And Means Downstream Of A Stage For Injecting A Reactant Into Waste Gas For Interreaction In Subsequent Stage Patents (Class 422/172)
  • Patent number: 8465566
    Abstract: A honeycomb body includes at least one housing and metal foils forming a channel structure. The channel structure is fastened to the housing by a multiplicity of linear brazed connections. A production method for providing the linear brazed connections between the channel structure and the housing and an exhaust gas treatment component having the honeycomb body in an exhaust system of a motor vehicle, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Maus, Rolf Brück, Peter Hirth
  • Publication number: 20130149225
    Abstract: A process for removing N2O and NOx from offgases by catalytic decomposition of N2O by means of iron-containing zeolite catalysts and catalytic reduction of the NOx by means of reducing agents, the deNOx stage connected downstream of the deN2O stage being operated at inlet temperatures of T<=400° C., and the inlet gas for the deN2O stage comprising water and having a selected N2O/NOx ratio, and the operating parameters of temperature, pressure and space velocity of the deN2O stage being selected so as to result in an N2O degradation of 80 to 98%. Under these conditions, a degree of NOx oxidation of 30-70% is established at the outlet of the deN2O stage, which is defined as the ratio of the molar amounts of NO2 to the total molar amount of NOx. The result of this is that the downstream deNOx stage can be operated under optimal conditions. Also provided is an apparatus for carrying out the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Uhde GmbH
    Inventors: Meinhard Schwefer, Michael Groves, Christian Perbandt, Rolf Siefert
  • Publication number: 20130136679
    Abstract: SOx removal equipment for reducing sulfur oxides from flue gas from a boiler, a cooler which is provided on a downstream side of the SOx removal equipment for reducing the sulfur oxides that remain in the flue gas and for decreasing a gas temperature, CO2 recovery equipment which includes a CO2 absorber, and an absorption liquid regenerator, and mist generation material reduction equipment for reducing a mist generation material which is a generation source of mist that is generated in the CO2 absorber of the CO2 recovery equipment before introducing the flue gas to the CO2 recovery equipment are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuto Nagayasu, Takashi Kamijo, Masayuki Inui, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Susumu Okino, Naoyuki Kamiyama, Seiji Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 8449642
    Abstract: A filter medium (100) having an inflow side (110) and an outflow side (120) defining a flow direction (190). The filter medium comprises at least n consecutive layers Lx of fiber media, x varying from 1 to n, n being more than or equal to 2. L1 (101) is the layer of the n consecutive layers closest to the inflow side of the filter medium and Ln (103) is the layer of the n consecutive layers closest to the -outflow side of the filter medium. For all layers Lx of the at least n consecutive layers, the ratio Hx/(kx*Ax) is substantially identical, wherein Hx is the average thickness of the layer Lx in flow direction, Ax is the average surface area of cross sections according to planes perpendicular to the flow direction, and kx is the permeability coefficient of this layer Lx. The fiber media of at least part of the layers of the filter medium comprises metal fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: NV Bekaert SA
    Inventors: Inge Schildermans, Frank Verschaeve, Johan Vandamme, Eddy Lambert
  • Patent number: 8449644
    Abstract: There is provided a silicon carbide porous article containing silicon carbide particles as an aggregate and an oxide as a bonding material. The silicon carbide particles are bonded together in a state that pores are held among the silicon carbide particles, and an additive amount of the oxide is 0.5 g/m2 or more and below 3.0 g/m2 with respect to a surface area of the silicon carbide particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Kikuchi, Shinji Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 8449851
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a mercury removing system (A) includes a reaction gas supplier (20) that supplies reaction gas to treatment target gas; de-nitration equipment (2) that reduces nitrogen oxide in the treatment target gas to be removed and oxidizes low water-soluble mercury in the treatment target gas to obtain water-soluble mercury; and desulfurization equipment (7) that removes sulfur oxide and the low water-soluble mercury in the treatment target gas. The mercury removing system further includes an oxidation gas vaporizer (124) that heats an oxidation gas generating liquid to generate oxidation gas and a gas mixer (13) that mixes the oxidation gas with reducing gas to obtain the reaction gas, outside a flue and on the upstream side of the reaction gas supplier (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Naito
  • Publication number: 20130125524
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided related to an emissions control system. The emissions control system has an exhaust after-treatment system defining a plurality of distinct exhaust flow passages through which at least a portion of an exhaust stream can flow, e.g., the exhaust stream is produced by an engine. The emissions control system also includes a controller for controlling injection of reductant into the exhaust stream flowing through each of the flow passages. In one example, the emissions control system is configured for use in a vehicle, such as a locomotive or other rail vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Jessica Lynn Plummer, Gail LeRoy Detar, Shashi Kiran, Shridhar Shrikant Kulkarni, Lawrence Heverley, III
  • Patent number: 8444737
    Abstract: A method of firing a green structure to produce a ceramic structure may comprise heating a firing environment during a first stage of firing of a green structure over a first timed temperature cycle having an average ramp rate sufficient to substantially complete burnout of organic material prior to initiation of clay dehydration proximate a core of the ceramic structure. The method may further comprise heating the firing environment during a second stage of the firing over a second timed temperature cycle having an average ramp rate that is faster than the average ramp rate of the first timed temperature cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: Sriram Rangarajan Iyer
  • Patent number: 8444729
    Abstract: An exhaust particulate filter for an engine system includes an array of filter cartridges positioned within a shell, each of the cartridges having an electrically powered heating element coupled therewith. Exhaust gases may be distributed among the cartridges according to a single distribution pattern, and the filter can be regenerated without diverting, dividing or bypassing exhaust gases from the filter. The filter cartridges may be cylindrical or wedge-shaped, or of a variety of other configurations. Regeneration may take place according to a non-axial regeneration propagation profile. Other aspects include feedback control and feedforward control of regeneration based on sensing an electrical resistance property of each of the electrically powered heating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Brett M. Bailey, Clifford E. Cotton, Christopher J. Rynders, Jr., Michael J. Readey, Michael J. Pollard, Robert L. Meyer
  • Patent number: 8444738
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a filter device for reducing automobile exhaust fume. The filter device includes a case, a front flange mounted inside the case, a rear flange mounted inside the case, and a filter member mounted between the front and rear flanged. The case includes an inlet port, a porous tube and an exhaust port. The filter member includes a laminated-type or rolled-up type metallic foam filter mounted between the front and rear flanges, and a jacket wrapped around the metallic foam filter. The exhaust gas that flows inside the porous tube passes through the metallic foam filter. The jacket is formed in a network form to maintain the shape of the metallic foam filter and provide durability thereto. The jacket is formed with a rectangular vent hole. The jacket holds the metallic foam filter such that the shape, construction and position of the metallic foam filter can be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Alantum Corporation
    Inventor: Hyun Tae Kim
  • Patent number: 8444753
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying system includes an exhaust gas purifying apparatus provided with a gas inlet side connected to an inlet pipe and a gas outlet side connected to an exhaust pipe. A holding sealing material of the exhaust gas purifying apparatus has a first side face and a second side face. The first side face is positioned on the gas outlet side and has a first slanting face formed on the first side face. The first slanting face has a first inside end point and a first outside end point. The first inside end point is positioned between the gas inlet side and the first outside end point. The first slanting face extends from the first inside end point to the first outside end point and is tilted relative to an end face of an exhaust gas treating body of the exhaust gas purifying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masashi Hagino
  • Patent number: 8444730
    Abstract: A motor-vehicle engine system comprises an envelope configured to transmit exhaust. The envelope encloses a first array of filtration cells downstream of a second array of filtration cells. The system further comprises a fuel injector configured to increase a temperature in the envelope when soot is evenly distributed between the first and second arrays in order to address thermal gradients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Xiaogang Zhang
  • Patent number: 8444741
    Abstract: A method for producing a metallic honeycomb body from metallic layers with channels through which an exhaust gas stream can flow, includes providing the honeycomb body with a coating. Such honeycomb bodies are used in exhaust gas systems of preferably mobile internal combustion engines as catalyst carrier bodies, filters, mixers and/or adsorbers. The coating is provided in a two-stage application and enables the production of exceptionally advantageous coated metallic honeycomb bodies, which are distinguished by a large coating surface and a low flow resistance. At the same time, an exceptionally large surface enlargement is provided in the honeycomb body while using a smaller amount of coating. A honeycomb body is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH
    Inventor: Rolf Brück
  • Patent number: 8444739
    Abstract: A honeycomb filter including partition walls having a porous partition wall base material and a surface layer provided on only inflow side or both inflow and outflow sides of the partition wall base material, and satisfying the following conditions capable of using as a DPF. The surface layer has a peak pore diameter of from 0.3 ?m to 20 ?m (exclusive) being equal to or smaller than the average pore diameter of the base material; the porosity of from 60% to 95% (exclusive) when measured by mercury porosimetry being larger than that of the base material; and the thickness L1 of from 0.5% to 30% (exclusive) of the partition wall thickness L2; and mass per filtration area of from 0.01 mg/cm2 to 6 mg/cm2 (exclusive). The base material has an average pore diameter of from 10 ?m to 60 ?m (exclusive) and a porosity of from 40% to 65% (exclusive).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Mizuno, Naomi Noda, Toshio Yamada, Yukio Miyairi, Yukari Nakane, Yasushi Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8444752
    Abstract: A particulate filter may comprise an inlet end, an outlet end, and a plurality of parallel channels disposed and configured to flow fluid from the inlet end to the outlet end, the channels being defined by a plurality of porous walls configured to trap particulate matter. The particulate filter may define at least one filtration region including a first group of channels and at least one bypass region including a second group of channels, wherein at least some of the channels in the first group of channels are plugged at an end thereof, wherein the channels in the second group of channels are unplugged, and wherein greater than or equal to about 70% of the plurality of parallel channels are plugged at an end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas Munroe Beall, Achim Karl-Erich Heibel, Pushkar Tandon
  • Patent number: 8435320
    Abstract: A ceramic honeycomb filter comprising a honeycomb structure having a large number of flow paths partitioned by porous cell walls; and plugs formed in the flow paths alternately on the exhaust gas inlet and outlet sides; the thickness W (mm) and permeability ? (?m2) of the cell wall and the length L (mm) and cross section area A (mm2) perpendicular to the length direction of the flow path meeting the relations of 0.1?W?0.5, 8??/W?26.7, and 125?L/A0.5?360.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshitaka Ishizawa, Kenichiro Sekiguchi, Masakazu Konomi
  • Publication number: 20130095013
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst apparatus is arranged with an oxidation catalyst (DOC) having a noble metal component for oxidizing a nitrogen oxide (NO) in exhaust gas discharged from a diesel engine, a reducing agent spraying means for supplying a reducing agent selected from an urea component or an ammonia component, and a selective reduction catalyst (SCR) for reducing the nitrogen oxide (NOx) by making contacted with the reducing agent, in this order from the upstream side of a flow passage of exhaust gas. The selective reduction catalyst (SCR) does not comprise the noble metal component and includes zeolite or a crystal metal aluminophosphate; and further, a trap means for collecting the noble metal component volatilized from the oxidation catalyst (DOC) is arranged between the oxidation catalyst (DOC) and the selective reduction catalyst (SCR), or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Banno, Makoto Nagata
  • Patent number: 8420037
    Abstract: An air pollution control system includes a desulfurization apparatus 13 that reduces sulfur oxide contained in flue gas 12 supplied from a boiler 11; and a CO2 recovery apparatus 15 including a CO2 absorber 21 that reduces CO2 contained in flue gas 12 that has been desulfurized by the desulfurization apparatus, with the aid of an amine absorbent and an absorbent regenerator 22 that regenerates the amine absorbent. Part 14a of desulfurized flue gas 14 containing SOx is supplied to treated flue gas 16, from which CO2 has been reduced and which is discharged from a top portion of the CO2 absorber 21, so that remaining mist amine accompanying the treated flue gas 16 is neutralized to amine sulfate or amine sulfite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Iijima, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Takashi Kamijo, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Naohiko Ukawa
  • Patent number: 8418444
    Abstract: Temperature range enabling combustion of high concentration hydrocarbon is enlarged, or high temperature gas is rapidly supplied to a latter part catalyst. Provided is a method for purification of exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, by using a catalyst for increasing temperature of exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine, wherein hydrocarbon from 1,000 to 40,000 ppm by volume, as converted to methane, to the exhaust gas, is introduced at the upstream side of the catalyst for increasing temperature, along flow of the exhaust gas inside a passage of exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignees: Umicore Shokubai Japan Co., Ltd., Umicore Shokubai USA Inc
    Inventors: Masanori Ikeda, Naohiro Kato
  • Patent number: 8414836
    Abstract: An exhaust system may include an exhaust line through which exhaust gas that is formed in an engine is exhausted, a nitrogen oxide purification catalyst that is disposed on the exhaust line to reduce nitrogen oxide that is included in the exhaust gas, an injector to additionally inject fuel into the exhaust line or a cylinder, and a fuel cracking catalyst that is disposed between the injector and the nitrogen oxide purification catalyst to crack the fuel that is injected through the injector, to transform the injected fuel into a high efficiency reducing agent, and to raise the temperature of the latter part thereof through an oxidation reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Ha Lee, Hyokyung Lee, Jie Won Park
  • Publication number: 20130078160
    Abstract: An exhaust gas-purifying system for purifying exhaust gas discharged from a diesel engine includes a diesel oxidation catalyst through which the exhaust gas passes, a diesel particulate filter which includes a filter substrate and an active component supported by the filter substrate and exhibiting a catalytic activity for selective catalytic reduction and through which the exhaust gas having passed through the diesel oxidation catalyst penetrates, and an ammonia slip catalyst which includes a zeolite whose alkaline metal ions are partially exchanged with transition metal ions and through which the exhaust gas having penetrated the diesel particulate filter passes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: CATALER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cataler Corporation
  • Patent number: 8404011
    Abstract: A method and to a device for the regeneration of a particle arranged in the exhaust gas train of an internal combustion engine. An exhaust gas stream to be cleaned is supplied to the at least one particle filter. At least in a regeneration mode, a predetermined amount of an exhaust gas stream to be heated is branched off from the exhaust gas stream upstream of an exhaust gas turbine of an exhaust gas turbocharger which branched-off stream, after it has been heated by a heater is mixed in the form of a heated exhaust gas stream at a point upstream of the at least one particle filter back into the residual gas stream which is coming from the exhaust gas turbine and which is at a lower temperature than that of the other stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Man Nutzfahrzeuge AG
    Inventor: Andreas Döring
  • Patent number: 8398736
    Abstract: Jointing cement intended in particular for fastening together a plurality of filter blocks of a filtering body of an exhaust gas particle filter of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, having a silicon carbide (SiC) content of between 30% and 90%. The cement according to the invention includes at least 0.05% and less than 5% of a thermosetting resin, the percentages being percentages by weight relative to the total weight of the thermosetting resin and the mineral material, apart from the possible water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes Europeen
    Inventors: Sébastien Bardon, Anthony Briot, Gaëtan Champagne, Vincent Gleize
  • Patent number: 8394347
    Abstract: An exhaust gas conversion system includes an oxide catalyst, a filter, a selective catalytic reduction catalyst and an ammonia supplying device. The filter has a honeycomb structural body including a honeycomb unit. The selective catalytic reduction catalyst has a honeycomb structural body including a honeycomb unit. The oxide catalyst, the filter and the selective catalytic reduction catalyst are sequentially arranged in a direction in which an exhaust gas flows. A ratio of an area of a cross section of the selective catalytic reduction catalyst perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the selective catalytic reduction catalyst with respect to an area of a cross section of the filter perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the filter is approximately 0.55 or more and approximately 0.90 or less. The area of the cross section of the filter is approximately 300 cm2 or more and approximately 1000 cm2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Kunieda, Shigeaki Goto
  • Patent number: 8388741
    Abstract: A system comprises a particulate matter (PM) filter comprising an inlet for receiving exhaust gas. A zoned heater is arranged in the inlet and comprises a resistive heater comprising N zones, where N is an integer greater than one. Each of the N zones comprises M sub-zones, where M is an integer greater than one. A control module selectively activates one of the N zones to initiate regeneration in downstream portions of the PM filter from the one of the N zones and deactivates others of the N zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventor: Eugene V. Gonze
  • Patent number: 8388719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ceramic filter comprising clay and a process for preparing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to the ceramic filter, including wave-shaped ceramic paper and plate-shaped paper, having improved efficiency and performance that may optimize the process of coating and calcining inorganic binder by forming an outer wall thereon, using clay, and thus increase insulation effect and mechanical strength represented by the clay layer, and the process for preparing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-Hyung Lee, Jong-Sik Choi, Hoon Ahn, Sun-Joo Kim, Seong-Moon Jung
  • Patent number: 8388711
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for removing particulates from a gas stream. The apparatus includes a ceramic filter, at least one electrode, and at least one conductor. The electrode is located at an end of the filter and produces an atmospheric glow discharge in order to oxidize carbon deposits trapped in the filter. The conductor extends at least partially into the filter and acts as a counter electrode. Through various arrangements of the electrodes and conductors, the present disclosure provides closer connection between the trapped carbon deposits and the electrodes. This improves the regeneration of the filter without increasing the size and/or weight of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Perkins Engine Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Colin Peter Garner, John Ernest Harry
  • Patent number: 8388721
    Abstract: A ceramic honeycomb filter comprising a honeycomb structure having large numbers of flow paths partitioned by porous cell walls, and plugs alternately formed in the flow paths on the exhaust-gas-inlet and outlet sides, the area ratio of pores opening at the cell wall surfaces being 20% or more, porous, cross-linked structures being formed by heat-resistant particles introduced together with a gas into penetrating holes constituted by communicating pores in the cell walls, such that they clog the penetrating holes, and the cross-linked structures being formed more on the exhaust-gas-outlet side of the ceramic honeycomb filter than on the exhaust-gas-inlet side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshitaka Ishizawa
  • Patent number: 8388720
    Abstract: Jointing cement intended in particular for fastening together a plurality of filter blocks of a filtering body for filtering exhaust gas particles of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, the cement including, in percentages by weight relative to the weight of the mineral material, apart from possible water and a possible mineral resin, between 30 and 90% of silicon carbide (SiC), at least 3% of hollow spheres including, in percentages by weight and for a total of at least 99%, between 20 and 99% of silica (SiO2) and between 1 and 80% of alumina (Al2O3), at least 80% by number of the hollow spheres having a size of between 5 and 150 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Saint Gobain Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes Europeen
    Inventors: Anthony Briot, Christophe Carrie, Gaëtan Champagne, Vincent Gleize
  • Patent number: 8372363
    Abstract: A method for removing mercury in a combustion exhaust gas includes injecting ammonia or urea as a reducing agent into a combustion exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, metallic mercury, and hydrogen halides, and then introducing the combustion exhaust gas to a denitration apparatus filled with a denitration catalyst to cause a denitration reaction and oxidize the metallic mercury to produce mercury halide; and introducing the combustion exhaust gas through an air preheater and an electric dust collector to a wet desulfurization apparatus, thereby removing sulfur dioxides and the mercury halide, wherein the ammonia concentration of the combustion exhaust gas at an exit of the denitration apparatus is maintained at 5 ppm or higher, and the mercury halide is adsorbed or precipitated onto combustion ash and collected by the electric dust collector to discharge the mercury halide out of a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Keiichiro Kai, Seiji Ikemoto
  • Patent number: 8361397
    Abstract: A method of preparing an oxidant stream comprising: burning a combustion mixture comprising (a) one or more fuel composition and (b) oxidant comprising a first oxygen content of about 10 mole % or more and a first carbon dioxide (CO2) gas content of about 68 mole % or more on a dry basis, the burning producing a flue gas comprising CO2 gas, water vapor, and unreacted oxygen; separating from the flue gas a recycle stream; mixing at least a portion of the recycle stream having a first pressure with a sufficient amount of an oxygen stream having a second pressure which is sufficiently higher than the first pressure to entrain at least a portion of the recycle stream in the oxidant stream and to produce the oxidant stream having a second oxygen content of 10 mole % or more and a second CO2 gas content of about 68 mole % or more on a dry basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Walter Farman Farmayan, Abu Saeed Jamaluddin, Mahendra L Joshi, Scott Lee Wellington
  • Patent number: 8359832
    Abstract: An engine exhaust aftertreatment system including a mixer disposed in the exhaust stream. The mixer includes a mesh section having a mesh of wires and may include a baffle section having a deflector that redirects a direction of flow of the exhaust stream. The mesh section may not extend across an entire width of an exhaust conduit containing the exhaust stream. The mesh section may also be sized and located to intersect the reductant introduced by the injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Yi, Jinhui Sun
  • Publication number: 20120328501
    Abstract: An air pollution control system includes a desulfurization apparatus 13 that reduces sulfur oxide contained in flue gas 12 supplied from a boiler 11; and a CO2 recovery apparatus 15 including a CO2 absorber 21 that reduces CO2 contained in flue gas 12 that has been desulfurized by the desulfurization apparatus, with the aid of an amine absorbent and an absorbent regenerator 22 that regenerates the amine absorbent. Part 14a of desulfurized flue gas 14 containing SOx is supplied to treated flue gas 16, from which CO2 has been reduced and which is discharged from a top portion of the CO2 absorber 21, so that remaining mist amine accompanying the treated flue gas 16 is neutralized to amine sulfate or amine sulfite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Iijima, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Takashi Kamijo, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Naohiko Ukawa
  • Publication number: 20120321524
    Abstract: Disclosure relates to a slip catalyst for reducing a NO2 content in an exhaust train of an internal combustion engine flowed through by an exhaust gas flow, which has an oxidizing catalyst for the formation of NO2 and a particulate filter arranged downstream for binding carbon black particles and simultaneous and/or subsequent reaction of the same with NO2 formed on the oxidizing catalyst, having a substrate that is provided with a coating, which coating reduces a proportion of NO2 in the exhaust gas flow flowing through. The coating has at least two elements from the group of rare-earth metals, which are present in the coating in the form of a salt or an oxide or in an elementary form and in a concentration of more than 300.0 g/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: Bernhard Kahlert
  • Publication number: 20120315204
    Abstract: Provided are an exhaust purification device for a diesel engine and an exhaust purification method that utilizes the exhaust purification device enabling effective utilization of exhaust gas heat and allowing reduction in the size of the device, by virtue of the design of the layout of each post-processing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventor: Kazuo Osumi
  • Patent number: 8329128
    Abstract: A gas stream containing carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide is cleaned by removing, in a sulfur removal stage, sulfur dioxide from the gas stream. Sulfur dioxide is removed from the gas stream by bringing the gas stream into direct contact with ammonia. The used ammonia may be recycled. In a carbon dioxide removal stage, carbon dioxide is removed from the gas stream depleted in sulfur dioxide by bringing the gas stream into contact with an ammoniated liquid. Following sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide removal, in an ammonia removal stage, ammonia from the gas stream is removed. Ammonia is removed from the gas stream by bringing the gas stream into direct contact with an acidic liquid to absorb into the acidic liquid, ammonia from the gas stream. The used acidic liquid may be recycled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Sanjay Kumar Dube, David James Muraskin
  • Patent number: 8313717
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of atomizing fluids. Some embodiments described herein relate to a nozzle for atomization of one fluid in an exhaust system of a combustion engine or gas turbine, the nozzle comprising an inlet and two or more outlets, arranged so that fluid streams discharged from the two or more outlets impinge at a distance from the two or more outlets so that the fluid streams discharged from at least two of the two or more outlets impinge each other at a specified angle in the range of 70° to 95° so as to provide a spray by atomization of the fluid. The fluid streams may e.g. have a cross section in the order of 0.005 to 0.05 mm2 before impingement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Grundfos NoNox A/S
    Inventor: Christian Boe
  • Patent number: 8306665
    Abstract: The present invention provides a control system for the conversion of carbonaceous feedstock into a gas. In particular, the control system is designed to be configurable for use in controlling one or more processes implemented in, and/or by, a gasification system for the conversion of such feedstock into a gas, which may be used for one or more downstream applications. Gasification processes controllable by different embodiments of the disclosed control system may include in various combinations, a converter, a residue conditioner, a recuperator and/or heat exchanger system, one or more gas conditioners, a gas homogenization system and one or more downstream applications. The control system operatively controls various local, regional and/or global processes related to the overall gasification process, and thereby adjusts various control parameters thereof adapted to affect these processes for a selected result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Plasco Energy Group Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Tsangaris, Kenneth Craig Campbell, Douglas Michael Feasby, Alisdair Alan McLean
  • Patent number: 8297046
    Abstract: An exhaust gas aftertreatment installment and associated exhaust gas aftertreatment method utilizes a nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter and an SCR catalytic converter. A particulate filter is provided upstream of the nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter or between the latter and the SCR catalytic converter or downstream of the SCR catalytic converter. The time of regeneration operating phases of the nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter can be determined as a function of the nitrogen oxide content of the exhaust gas downstream of the nitrogen oxide storage catalytic converter or of the SCR catalytic converter and/or as a function of the ammonia loading of the latter. Moreover, a desired ammonia generation quantity can be determined for a respective regeneration operating phase. The installation and method are adopted for use for motor vehicle internal combustion engines and other engines which are operated predominantly in lean-burn mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Brigitte Bandl-Konrad, Andreas Hertzberg, Bernd Krutzsch, Arno Nolte, Markus Paule, Stefan Renfftlen, Norbert Waldbuesser, Michel Weibel, Guenter Wenninger, Rolf Wunsch
  • Patent number: 8293197
    Abstract: A system for reducing nitrogen oxides from an exhaust fluid is provided. The system includes an exhaust source, a hydrocarbon reductant source, a first injector in fluid communication with the hydrocarbon reductant source, where the first injector receives a first hydrocarbon reductant stream from the hydrocarbon reductant source, and expels the first portion of the hydrocarbon reductant stream. The system further includes a first catalyst that receives the exhaust stream and the first hydrocarbon reductant stream, a second injector in fluid communication with the hydrocarbon reductant source, where the second injector receives a second hydrocarbon reductant stream from the hydrocarbon reductant source, and expels the second hydrocarbon reductant stream, and a second catalyst disposed to receive an effluent from the first catalyst and the second portion of the hydrocarbon reductant stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Hale Winkler, Dan Hancu, Ashish Balkrishna Mhadeshwar
  • Publication number: 20120183460
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for purification of an exhaust gas comprising nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and particulate matters from an internal combustion engine comprising the step of contacting the exhaust gas with one or more catalysts on one or more cross corrugated wire mesh sheets (5) being arranged between two or more gas impermeable cross corrugated sheets (4). The exhaust gas is contacted with one or more catalysts being coated in different zones on the one or more cross corrugated wire mesh sheets (5). Particulate matters in the exhaust gas are retained in a zone of the gas impermeable sheets (4), where the zone is porous and optionally coated with an oxidation catalyst. The exhaust gas from the combustion engine can be heated by the purified exhaust gas. The invention further comprises an apparatus for the purification process of an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Jesper Norsk, Keld Johansen, Niels Poul Dalskov
  • Publication number: 20120177553
    Abstract: A system and method of reducing NOx emissions from a lean burn combustion source is provided. The system includes at least one injection lance having a elongated shaft with distal and proximal ends, a metering valve positioned at the distal end, an atomization chamber positioned between the metering valve and the distal end, a storage chamber for containing a reagent fluidly connected to the metering valve, an injection tip positioned at the proximal end for delivering the reagent, and at least one air port for supplying air to the atomization chamber. The injection lance is positioned in the combustion source, and the reagent is supplied from the storage chamber to the injection lance at an inlet pressure. The reagent is then injected into the combustion source via the injection lance, wherein a temperature of the reagent prior to the injection is maintained below a hydrolysis temperature of the reagent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Scott H. Lindemann, Bruce E. Hartel, John N. Dale, Jeffrey Michael Broderick, James M. Valentine
  • Patent number: 8206669
    Abstract: A feed gas comprising CO2, H2S and H2 is treated to produce an H2-enriched product and a CO2 product. The feed gas is separated by pressure swing adsorption to provide a stream of the H2-enriched product, and two streams of sour gas depleted in H2 and enriched in H2S and CO2 relative to the feed gas. One of the streams of sour gas is processed in an H2S to elemental sulfur conversion system, in which H2S in the sour gas is converted to elemental sulfur order to obtain a stream of sweetened gas, from which the CO2 product is formed. The other of said streams of sour gas is processed in an oxidation system, in which H2S in the sour gas is oxidized to SOx(SO2 and SO3) which is introduced into the H2S to elemental sulfur conversion system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Linford Schaffer, Andrew David Wright, Kevin Boyle Fogash, Jeffrey William Kloosterman, Vincent White
  • Patent number: 8197765
    Abstract: A waste gas purification apparatus comprises: a heater, which heats waste gas mixed with reaction air to separate it into a solid reactant and a vapor purification gas; a water reserve tank unit, which has a water reserve tank communicated with the heater; a dust collector unit, which comprises a dust collector collecting the purification gas inflowed from the first process unit, and a water reserve tank communicated with lower portion of the dust collector; a scrubber unit, which comprises a scrubber inhaling the purification gas inflowed from the dust collector unit, and a reserve tank communicated with lower portion of the scrubber; and a collector, which has an adsorber and a remover filtering the purification gas inflowed from the scrubber unit, a water distributor being installed in upper portion of the remover and lower portion of the adsorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Inventor: Young Bae Park
  • Patent number: 8197753
    Abstract: A virtual analyzer is provided to estimate either an attribute of a reactant applied during performance of, or an amount of a reactant exhausted by, a process having multiple process parameters (MPPs) that is performed to control an amount of a pollutant emitted into the air. The virtual analyzer includes an interface which receives signals corresponding to attributes of the MPPs. If the process is a wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) process, the signals include a signal corresponding to a measured pH level of the applied reactant. If the process is a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) process, the signals include a signal corresponding to a measured amount of the reactant exhausted by the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Scott A. Boyden, Stephen Piche
  • Patent number: 8192706
    Abstract: A method for purifying waste gases of an at least partially burnt solid fuel to reduce pollutants such as SOx and/or HCl and NOx. The waste gas flows into a moving bed reactor from below through a lower and upper layer of an adsorption and/or absorption agent already polluted with NOx, SOx and/or HCl. SOx and/or HCl components are adsorbed from the waste gas into the NOx loaded adsorption and/or absorption agent. Thereafter, the waste gas is mixed with an ammonium-containing compound and flows through an upper horizontal gas inflow and bulk material removal tray of the moving bed reactor into the upper layer of the adsorption and/or absorption agent already polluted with NOx and small quantities of SOx and/or HCl. During the throughflow of the upper layer, NOx components are adsorbed from the waste gas onto the adsorption/absorption agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Horst Grochowski
  • Patent number: 8114359
    Abstract: An SNCR distribution grid for introducing a NOx reducing reactant into a flue gas flow. The grid is made of one or more elements which are formed by fluid-cooled tubes to which membrane pieces are attached, preferably by welding, to form conduits in between the tubes. The fluid-cooled tubes may be cooled by water and/or steam and the distribution grid is disposed in the flue gas flow. To admit the reactant into the flue gas, nozzles are provided in the membrane and the reactant is conveyed from a location external of the furnace or combustor enclosure, into the conduits so formed, and thence out into the Flue gas flow via the nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Inventors: Mikhail Maryamchik, Gary L. Anderson, Jeffrey Hahn, Richard A. Ramsdell
  • Publication number: 20120034133
    Abstract: Provided is an emission treatment system and method for simultaneously remediating the nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, and gaseous hydrocarbons present in diesel engine exhaust streams. The emission treatment system has an oxidation catalyst upstream of a soot filter coated with a material effective in the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) of NOx by a reductant, e.g., ammonia. Also provided is a method for disposing an SCR catalyst composition on a wall flow monolith that provides adequate catalyst loading, but does not result in unsuitable back pressures in the exhaust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Allan Patchett, Joseph Charles Dettling, Elizabeth Alina Przybylski
  • Patent number: 8101146
    Abstract: A system for reducing ammonia (NH3) emissions includes (a) a first component comprising a first substrate containing a three-way catalyst, wherein the first component is disposed upstream of a second component comprising a second substrate containing an ammonia oxidation catalyst, wherein said ammonia oxidation catalyst comprises a small pore molecular sieve supporting at least one transition metal; and (b) an oxygen-containing gas input disposed between the components. For example, a CHA Framework Type small pore molecular sieve may be used. A method for reducing NH3 emission includes introducing an oxygen-containing gas into a gas stream to produce an oxygenated gas stream; and exposing the oxygenated gas stream to an NH3 oxidation catalyst to selectively oxidize at least a portion of the NH3 to N2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Joseph M. Fedeyko, Hai-Ying Chen, Arthur J. Reining
  • Patent number: 8095240
    Abstract: A flame sensor apparatus for use with a flame heated thermal abatement reactor is provided, including a flame sensor adapted to sense a flame within the thermal abatement reactor; and a shutter adapted to selectively block the transmission of radiation from the flame to the flame sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Ho-Man Rodney Chiu, Daniel O. Clark, Shaun W. Crawford, Jay J. Jung, Youssef A. Loldj, Robbert M. Vermeulen