Nitrogen Or Nitrogenous Component Patents (Class 423/235)
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Patent number: 8668892Abstract: A system for reducing NOx in a flue gas stream, including an absorption element, a first inlet in fluid communication with the chamber configured to deliver a pressurized flue gas to the chamber, and a second inlet in fluid communication with the chamber configured to deliver an absorbing additive to the chamber. An outlet is in fluid communication with the chamber to exhaust from the chamber flue gas that has contacted the absorbing additive. A method for reducing NOx in a flue gas including the steps of: providing a flue gas in a chamber of an absorption element, providing an absorbing additive so that it contacts at least a portion of the flue gas, and exhausting at least a portion of the flue gas from the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.Inventors: Erik W. Boos, Lars Nilsson
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Publication number: 20140050644Abstract: A selective catalytic reduction system (SCR) or selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) system include a reagent charging apparatus configured to apply one or more electrical charges to a NOx reducing reagent. The electrical charges enhance mixing of the reagent with fluids carrying NOx and/or enhance reactivity of the reagent with NOx.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: ClearSign Combustion CorporationInventors: JOSEPH COLANNINO, DAVID B. GOODSON, IGOR A. KRICHTAFOVITCH, ROBERTO RUIZ, CHRISTOPHER A. WIKLOF
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Publication number: 20140050643Abstract: A flue-gas purification system includes a flue-gas cycling system, a reactor, and an absorbent adding system having at least a catalytic absorbent, wherein the catalytic absorbent is being gasified for reacting with the flue-gas in the reactor in a homogenous gas-gas phase reacting manner. Therefore, the purification system has fast reaction rate between the pollutants of the flue-gas and the catalytic absorbent, which is preferably ammonia, to efficiently remove pollutants, so as to effectively purify the flue-gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Inventors: Baoquan Zhang, Xiaoqing Zhang
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Patent number: 8652236Abstract: The present invention describes a method for recovery of high purity carbon dioxide, which is substantially free of nitrogen oxides. This high purity carbon dioxide is obtained by introducing into the method a step in which carbon dioxide absorbed in an absorbing agent is flashed. The present invention also discloses a plant for recovery of said high purity carbon dioxide comprising an absorption column, a flash column, a stripper column, and a down stream purification unit comprising a washing column, a dehydrator, a condenser and a distillation unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Union Engineering A/SInventors: Rasmus Find, Svend Geleff, Maj Toft Andersen
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Publication number: 20140020365Abstract: A method for the control of nitrogen oxides content in the combustion fumes of a thermal power plant is disclosed; the method comprises the on-site production of ammonia by the steps of: electrolysis of water as a source of hydrogen; separation of air as a source of nitrogen, formation of a make-up gas and synthesis of ammonia in a suitable synthesis loop; said on-site produced ammonia, or a solution thereof, is used for a process of reduction of nitrogen oxides in the combustion fumes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Ammonia Casale SAInventors: Raffaele Ostuni, Federico Zardi
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Patent number: 8628741Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for treating a flue gas stream containing oxygen containing greenhouse gases. In particular, the method comprises reacting a flue gas steam with a molten aluminum or aluminum alloy bath, creating alumina and elemental carbon, elemental sulfur, and molecular nitrogen. The apparatus includes a reaction vessel for carrying out the reaction, as well as other equipment necessary for capturing and removing the reaction products. Further, the process can be used to cogenerate electricity using the excess heat generated by the process.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Inventors: Ronald G. Presswood, Jr., Ian C. Bishop
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Patent number: 8609026Abstract: Various systems, devices, NO2 absorbents, NO2 scavengers and NO2 recuperator for generating nitric oxide are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, an apparatus for converting nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide can include a receptacle including an inlet, an outlet, a surface-active material coated with an aqueous solution of ascorbic acid and an absorbent wherein the inlet is configured to receive a gas flow and fluidly communicate the gas flow to the outlet through the surface-active material and the absorbent such that nitrogen dioxide in the gas flow is converted to nitric oxide.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: GENO LLCInventors: David Fine, Gregory Vasquez, David P. Rounbehler
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Patent number: 8603941Abstract: A method and apparatus for the removal of NO2 emission from a lean burn compression ignition engine, wherein NO2 containing engine exhaust gas is brought in contact with a catalyst being active in the reduction of NO2 to NO and comprising at least one platinum group metal with the proviso that the platinum metal is not platinum and at least one redox active metal oxide and thereby reducing NO2 contained in the exhaust gas to NO by reaction with CO, hydrocarbons and/or soot being present in the exhaust gas.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2007Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Haldor Topsoe A/SInventors: Søren Dahl, Keld Johansen, Søren Pehrson, Gurli Mogensen
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Patent number: 8603422Abstract: A gas separation and recovery apparatus that separates and recovers nitrogen oxides from a gas mixture includes: a liquid storing portion that stores a liquid, the liquid absorbing the nitrogen oxides; a gas-liquid contacting portion in which the liquid and the gas mixture contact with each other; and a liquid recovering portion that recovers the liquid after the liquid contacts the gas mixture. The liquid is an ionic liquid that chemically absorbs the nitrogen oxides.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Masatoshi Maruyama, Keiji Noda, Yuuki Tarusawa, Yoshiaki Nishijima, Mitsuhiro Kanakubo, Takashi Makino, Tatsuya Umeki, Hiroshi Nanjo
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Patent number: 8603432Abstract: A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Inventors: Paul Joseph Andersen, Jillian Elaine Bailie, John Leonello Casci, Hai-Ying Chen, Joseph Michael Fedeyko, Rodney Kok Shin Foo, Raj Rao Rajaram
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Patent number: 8597603Abstract: The present invention provides a new method for decomposing and/or removing hazardous substances using a photocatalytic material. The method of the present invention is sufficiently useful in fields requiring quick decomposition and/or removal of hazardous substances in gas and/or liquid phases. The decomposition method of the present invention using a photocatalytic material enables significantly efficient and rapid decomposition of hazardous substances in gas and/or liquid phases by causing a photocatalytic material to coexist with a dilute hydrogen peroxide solution.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Showa Co., Ltd.Inventors: Teruki Takayasu, Teruo Arai, Kinji Onoda
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Patent number: 8591848Abstract: Disclosed is a system which enables the efficient utilization of urea for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx by gasifying it and feeding it to a plurality of selective catalytic reduction units associated with a plurality of gas turbines. The invention enables feeding a gasified product of the urea with the ability to fully control separate SCR units without excessive reagent usage or loss of pollution control effectiveness. Controllers determine the amount of reagent required for each turbine to control NOx emissions and then mixes the gasified urea with the correct amount of carrier gas for efficient operation of each separate SCR unit despite the demand variation between the turbines. In this manner the gasification unit can be properly controlled to provide urea on demand without the need for storing large inventories of ammonia-containing gasses to correct for fluctuations in demand.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Fuel Tech, Inc.Inventors: William H. Sun, Paul G. Carmignani, John M. Boyle
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Patent number: 8591843Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a liquid, containing 0.1 to 100% of an amine or several amines of formula H2N—CH2(CHR2)x—(OCH2(CHR3)y)z—OR1, where R1=C1 to C6 alkyl, R2=H or CH3, R3=H or CH3, x=0 to 3, y=0 to 3, z=0 to 10 and 0 to 99.9% of any further solvent including piperazine and/or water for separating acid gas components from technical gases.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: UHDE GmbHInventors: Johannes Menzel, Alexander Snell
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Patent number: 8591767Abstract: A functional fluid for the removal of contaminates such as but not limited to, acid causing components in gas, sulfur components and carbon oxides from fluid streams, and removal and treatment of NOX & SOX from post combustion emissions. Also described is the manufacturing process to produce the functional fluid both in a batch atmospheric process system as well as a closed system capable of operating at above or below atmospheric conditions.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Specialist Process Technologies LimitedInventors: Theodore E. Dickinson, David John Parkinson, Kevin E. Collier
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Publication number: 20130309156Abstract: Systems and methods are described for reducing the start-up time of flue gas conditioning processes. Such processes can include a gas removal unit configured to selectively remove a reactive gas from a flue gas stream using a catalyst and reagent to produce a scrubbed stream that is substantially depleted of the reactive gas. A heating device can advantageously be used upstream of the gas removal unit to thereby preheat the catalyst to an operational temperature and thereby reduce the start-up time of the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Dennis W. Johnson, James H. Brown, Jon Peeples
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Patent number: 8569199Abstract: Selective catalytic reduction with ammonia or a compound that decomposes to ammonia is a known method for the removal of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas of primarily lean-burn internal combustion engines. The vanadium-containing SCR catalysts that have long been generally used for this are characterized by a good conversion profile. However, the volatility of vanadium oxide can, at higher exhaust gas temperatures, lead to the emission of toxic vanadium compounds. Zeolite-based SCR catalysts, which are used in particular in discontinuous SCR systems, constitute a very cost-intensive solution for the problem. A method is proposed by which a homogeneous cerium-zirconium mixed oxide is activated for the SCR reaction in a defined manner by the introduction of sulphur and/or transition metal.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2007Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KGInventors: Katja Adelmann, Nicola Soeger, Lothar Mussmann, Marcus Pfeifer, Gerald Jeske
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Patent number: 8562929Abstract: A method for producing ammonia suitable for use as a reductant in a combustion exhaust gas treatment system is provided that includes the electrolytic hydrolysis of urea under mild conditions. The ammonia generator, which includes an electrolysis apparatus including an electrolytic flow cell, an alkaline electrolyte composition, and a recirculation system, may be operatively coupled to an exhaust gas treatment system to provide an apparatus for reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) and/or particulate in exhaust gases.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Ohio UniversityInventor: Gerardine G. Botte
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Publication number: 20130272940Abstract: A system and method for reducing NOx emissions from a lean burn combustion source is provided. The system includes a blower passing air through a continuous duct having a hot portion and a reaction portion. The hot portion of the duct is positioned in the convective zone of the combustion source to heat the passing air for the reaction portion of the duct. An injector attached to a urea storage container is positioned in the reaction portion of the duct and sprays urea from the storage container into the heated air in the reaction duct for evaporation and decomposition into ammonia gas. The ammonia gas is then supplied to an injection grid in the exhaust duct of the lean burn combustion source upstream of a NOx reduction catalyst. The injection grid supplies the ammonia gas to the exhaust gas in the exhaust duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: James M. Valentine, Jeffrey Michael Broderick, Scott H. Lindemann, R. Gifford Broderick, Edmund S. Schindler
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Publication number: 20130272941Abstract: The present invention relates to environmental protection field. The present invention provided a method and a system thereof for treating flue gases generated from waste incinerator by using a dual-purpose reactor, wherein said dual-purpose reactor includes a connected incineration chamber and gas-solid suspension chamber. The method and the system of the invention can continuous operate under high temperature and remove acid gases and dioxin or dioxin precursor completely.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: SATAREM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventor: Ching Chiu Leung
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Patent number: 8551430Abstract: A method for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine includes providing an exhaust system having: an SCR catalytic converter, a reagent addition point upstream of the SCR catalytic converter for adding at least one of a reducing agent and a reducing agent precursor, and a structure which the exhaust gas can at least flow around and is disposed immediately downstream of the reagent addition point.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbHInventor: Rolf Brück
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Publication number: 20130259787Abstract: A system for reducing NOx in a flue gas stream, including an absorption element, a first inlet in fluid communication with the chamber configured to deliver a pressurized flue gas to the chamber, and a second inlet in fluid communication with the chamber configured to deliver an absorbing additive to the chamber. An outlet is in fluid communication with the chamber to exhaust from the chamber flue gas that has contacted the absorbing additive. A method for reducing NOx in a flue gas including the steps of: providing a flue gas in a chamber of an absorption element, providing an absorbing additive so that it contacts at least a portion of the flue gas, and exhausting at least a portion of the flue gas from the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD.Inventors: Erik W. Boos, Lars Nilsson
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Publication number: 20130259786Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus comprising an absorption chamber; a flue gas stream inlet, the flue gas stream inlet being operative to dispose a flue gas stream in the absorption chamber, wherein the flue gas stream comprises nitrogen dioxide; an absorbing agent inlet, the absorbing agent inlet being operative to dispose an absorbent agent in the absorption chamber, the absorbing agent comprising an absorbing agent compound and a solvent, wherein the absorbing agent is chemically reactive with nitrogen dioxide to absorb nitrogen dioxide from the flue gas stream, forming a reaction product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD.Inventors: Erik W. Böös, Wuyin Wang
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Patent number: 8541622Abstract: This invention provides novel compositions comprising substituted polyamines as acid gas scrubbing solutions and methods of using the compositions in an industrial system. The invention relates to the use of such polyamine compounds in industrial processes to remove acidic contaminants from natural and industrial fluid streams, such as natural gas, combustion gas, natural gas, synthesis gas, biogas, and other industrial fluid streams. The compositions and methods of the invention are useful for removal, absorption, or sequestration of acidic contaminants and sulfide contaminants including CO2, H2S, RSH, CS2, COS, and SO2.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: Alan M. Blair, Keith N. Garside, William J. Andrews, Kailas B. Sawant
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Patent number: 8535628Abstract: To overcome the problem of a conventional catalyst and to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that meets the requirement concerning Hg oxidation activity and SO2 oxidation activity; i.e., an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which specifically reduces percent SO2 oxidation, while maintaining percent Hg oxidation at a high level. The invention provides an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which comprises a composition containing oxides of (i) titanium (Ti), (ii) molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W), (iii) vanadium (V), and (iv) phosphorus (P), wherein the catalyst contains Ti, Mo and/or W, and V in atomic proportions of 85 to 97.5:2 to 10: 0.5 to 10, and has an atomic ratio of P/(sum of V and Mo and/or W) of 0.5 to 1.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Keiichiro Kai, Naomi Imada
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Patent number: 8535627Abstract: The present invention is directed at ketone/water mixtures for treating gas mixtures containing nitric oxides (NOx). The chemical reduction of NOx by the ketone/water mixture affords a relatively less objectionable combustion waste product for discharge into the atmosphere. The gas mixture for treatment of the ketone/water mixture may be preferably regulated to have a level of oxygen of at or below 5.0 vol. %.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Southwest Research InstituteInventors: Maoqi Feng, Rijing Zhan
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Patent number: 8535430Abstract: A filtration system and method for the remediation of hydrazine from contaminated gas is disclosed. The system is provided in the form of a container with an net port and an outlet port containing absorbent pads or filters or wipes saturated with a solution of a dicarbonyl compound. As contaminated gas passes through the container, hydrazine present within the gas reacts with the dicarbonyl compound and becomes neutralized, thereby resulting in the exit of pure gas that no longer contains hydrazine from the container. The system can remediate hydrazine from ammonia borane to efficiently regenerate spent said ammonia borane from polyborazylene as a hydrogen storage material. The absorbent pads can also be used independently to remove hydrazine liquid spill.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: New Mexico Highlands UniversityInventors: Rodolfo A. Martinez, Merritt C. Helvenston, Jose C De Baca, John R. Juarez
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Patent number: 8529852Abstract: A flue-gas purification system includes a flue-gas cycling system, a reactor, and an absorbent adding system having at least a catalytic absorbent, wherein the catalytic absorbent is being gasified for reacting with the flue-gas in the reactor in a homogenous gas-gas phase reacting manner. Therefore, the purification system has fast reaction rate between the pollutants of the flue-gas and the catalytic absorbent, which is preferably ammonia, to efficiently remove pollutants, so as to effectively purify the flue-gas.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2012Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Inventors: Baoquan Zhang, Xiaoqing Zhang
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Patent number: 8529855Abstract: A method for removing gas components SOx, NOx, and CO2 from a flue gas, comprises the steps of contacting the flue gas successively with first, second and third liquid mediums each of which provides a plasma containing reactive electrons or ions in an amount such that the gas molecules SOx, NOx, and CO2 are successively subjected to impingement of the electrons or ions in the respective plasma to enable the dissociation of the gas molecules SOx, NOx, and CO2 so as to remove SOx, NOx, and CO2 from the flue gas. A system for removing gas components SOx, NOx, and CO2 from a flue gas is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Ecospec Global Technology Pte Ltd.Inventor: Hwee Hong Chew
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Publication number: 20130230432Abstract: Methods for control of NOx emission in the incineration of tail gas are provided wherein tail gas that comprises NOx, NOx precursors, or both is introduced into a combustor and diluent is introduced into the combustor for controlling the combustor temperature to a temperature of from about 950° C. to about 1100° C. Methods also are provided for reducing NOx emissions by controlling air-to-fuel ratio in a tail gas combustor while controlling the combustor flame temperature through diluent injections. A boiler unit for carrying out these methods also is provided. A system for carbon black production using the boiler unit also is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: CABOT CORPORATIONInventors: William R. Williams, Daxiang Wang, Theis F. Clarke
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Publication number: 20130224093Abstract: Provided is a process for integrating treatment of off gas through NOx removal, SOx removal and mercury removal, which could avoid high energy consumption resulting from high temperature required for the reaction, and a corresponding apparatus thereof. The process comprises the splitting of the off gas to a sub-stream off gas flow line as a carrier for the oxidizing agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: GREENVILLE ENVIROTECH CO., LTD.,Inventors: Liang Xiong, Heguang Zhu
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Publication number: 20130216461Abstract: A method for reducing the levels of nitrogen oxides in the tail gas from a nitric acid production process by adding ozone to the absorber column of the production process. Nitric acid formation is also intensified by adding a mixture of secondary air and oxygen to the absorber column.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2012Publication date: August 22, 2013Inventor: Naresh J. Suchak
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Patent number: 8512447Abstract: This invention provides a method for purifying a chlorine supply that includes a chlorine component, a bromine component, and nitrogen trichloride. The method includes the steps of introducing the chlorine supply into a vaporizer, heating the chlorine supply in the vaporizer to form a vapor, and introducing the vapor into a distillation system to provide purified chlorine gas, a distillate that includes liquid chlorine and the bromine component, and a bottoms component including the nitrogen trichloride. The method also includes the steps of condensing the vapor in a reflux condenser, heating the condensate in a reboiler, removing the purified chlorine gas from the distillation system, and removing the distillate from the distillation system.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Robert A. Doerr, Steven D. Gagnon, Kenneth K. Bordelon, Johannes D. Jacobs, Thomas A. Grzanka
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Publication number: 20130209340Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing the quantity of pollutant in waste gases, in particular for reducing the quantity of nitrogen oxide in the flue gas of a coal-fired power plant is provided. The process includes the steps of, introducing the waste gas into a catalyzer, to which a quantity of catalytic reduction agent is supplied, measuring the quantity of pollutant at the outlet of the catalyzer, and setting the quantity of pollutant to a setpoint value smaller than a limit value to be complied with, by varying the quantity of reduction agent supplied, wherein the setting of the quantity of pollutant is dynamically regulated as a function of mean values over time, for example half-hour or quarter-hour mean values, of the measured quantity of pollutant determined regularly beforehand.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: August 15, 2013Inventors: Jürgen ENDEMANN, Jörg GADINGER
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Publication number: 20130209342Abstract: A process for the removal of nitrous oxide from a gas stream having a contaminating concentration of nitrous oxide to provide a gas stream with a significantly reduced concentration of nitrous oxide is described. The process includes the use of a process system having multiple N2O decomposition reactors each of which contain a nitrous oxide decomposition catalyst and heat transfer units each of which contain a heat sink media that are operatively connected in a particular order and arrangement for use in the process. The gas stream is passed to the process system that is operated for a period of time in a specific operating mode followed by the stopping of such operation and reversal of the process flow. These steps may be repeatedly taken in order to provide for an enhanced energy recovery efficiency for a given nitrous oxide destruction removal efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Inventors: Christos Odyssea Angelides, Bradley Douglas Morello
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Publication number: 20130209341Abstract: A process for the removal of nitrous oxide from a gas stream having a contaminating concentration of nitrous oxide to provide a gas stream with a significantly reduced concentration of nitrous oxide is described. The process includes the use of a process system having multiple N2O decomposition reactors each of which contain a nitrous oxide decomposition catalyst and heat transfer units each of which contain a heat sink media that are operatively connected in a particular order and arrangement for use in the process. The gas stream is passed to the process system that is operated for a period of time in a specific operating mode followed by the stopping of such operation and reversal of the process flow. These steps may be repeatedly taken in order to provide for an enhanced energy recovery efficiency a given nitrous oxide destruction removal efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2011Publication date: August 15, 2013Inventors: Christos Odyssea Angelides, Bradley Douglas Morello
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Patent number: 8501127Abstract: An neutralization system includes a main chamber and a secondary chamber linked by a tube, wherein main chamber includes a gas main inlet duct and a gas outlet tube; a tube with nozzles that allows passage of steam in form of steam curtain; a propeller located at a center portion of main chamber; a first flexible tube placed on an upper side and exiting out of a top face of main chamber and rejoining main chamber in a main entrance of gases; at least two additional flexible tubes exiting a side of main chamber; an electric motor that extracts gases and allows pressurized gas to enter flexible tubes; an eviction-tube of liquid waste located at a bottom portion and inwardly of main chamber; an exhaust duct for treated gases located in a rear portion of main chamber which connects through a tube main chamber to secondary chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Masteridea S.A.Inventors: Luis Vicente Gonzalez Portales, Jean Paul Oliger Gonzalez
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Patent number: 8501131Abstract: An apparatus to introduce a reagent to reduce nitrogen oxides in flue gas including: nozzles mounted to a passage for the flue gas, wherein the nozzles are mounted downstream of a SNCR system and upstream of a SCR system, wherein the nozzles are mounted on one or more walls of the passage and are configured to inject a pressurized fluid into the flue gas; a source of the pressurized fluid which is in fluid communication with the nozzles such that the pressurized fluid flows to the nozzles; a source of a NOx reducing reagent and a mixing device which mixes the reagent with the pressurized fluid such that the pressurized fluid flowing to the nozzles includes the reagent.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: David Kelly Moyeda, Wei Zhou, Antonio Marquez, Xu Guang, Santosh Nareddy
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Patent number: 8496895Abstract: Disclosed are an exhaust gas treating apparatus and a treating method for a carbon dioxide capture process, in which harmful substances remaining in the exhaust gas discharged from the conventional flue-gas desulfurization process are additionally removed for efficient performance of the carbon dioxide capture process. According to the exhaust gas treating apparatus for a carbon dioxide capture process, it has the effects of minimizing the installation space of desulfurization equipment and reducing the process cost. In addition, by keeping the contaminants contained in the gas introduced in the carbon dioxide capture equipment below a proper level, absorption performance can be improved as degradation of the absorbent used in the carbon dioxide capture process is prevented. After all, it has an advantage of preventing the pollution by the exhaust gas discharged into the atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy ResearchInventors: Hyung-Keun Lee, Won-Kil Choi, Hang-Dae Jo, Chang-Keun Yi, Sung-Ho Jo, Young-Cheol Park
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Patent number: 8491844Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing nitrogen monoxide (NO) and nitrogen oxides (NOx with x>1) from a gas stream, implementing a device including a catalytic bed for converting a portion at least a part of the NO into NOx with x>1, and a unit for reducing the NOx with x>1, and in which the gas stream is placed into contact with the catalytic bed before entering the unit for reducing the NOx with x>1.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Alain Briglia, Ludovic Granados, Christian Monereau, Elise Renou
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Publication number: 20130183219Abstract: A method to reduce the emission of contaminants such as nitrogen oxides from the operation of a submerged combustion vaporizer. Fuels are combusted and the combustion gases are fed to an aqueous system which heats up and vaporizes cryogenic fluids in tube bundles in the submerged combustion vaporizer. Ozone is added to the aqueous system and will react with the contaminants allowing for their removal from the aqueous system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Inventors: Gene H. Irrgang, Steve Korn, Edward Vogel, Naresh J. Suchak, Frank R. Fitch
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Patent number: 8486366Abstract: Concentrated aqueous hydrogen peroxide or another reactive compound in a liquid carrier is activated by atomization and contact with a suitable catalyst that is concurrently atomized in a carrier liquid. Concentrated hydrogen peroxide and a hydrogen peroxide activation catalyst are atomized into a droplet spray for catalytic activation of the hydrogen peroxide in this invention, useful for treatment of a combustion flue gas containing contaminants such as NO? and/or Hg.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignees: FMC Corporation, Indigo Technologies Group Pty LtdInventors: Henry A. Pfeffer, Timothy A. Holtz, Rodney J. Truce, JoAnn Pacinelli, Luke F. Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20130177490Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a method comprising a single-stage conversion of NO and/or NO2 in a first stream to one or more mineral acids and/or salts thereof by reacting with nonionic gas phase chlorine dioxide ((ClO2)0). Another aspect of the invention relates to a method comprising first adjusting the NO and NO2 concentrations in a first stream to a molar ratio of about 1:1, and then reacting with an aqueous metal hydroxide solution (MOH). Another aspect of the invention relates to an apparatus that can be used to carry out the methods disclosed herein. The methods disclosed herein are unexpectedly efficient and cost effective, and can be applied to a stream comprising high concentration and large volume of NO and/or NO2.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Inventor: Robert George RICHARDSON
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Patent number: 8475750Abstract: An air pollution control system 10A includes a boiler 11 that burns fuel, an air heater 13 that recovers heat of flue gas 17 from the boiler 11, and a desulfurizer 15 that reduces sulfur oxides contained in the flue gas 17 after heat recovery by an absorbent, and waste-water supplying units P0 to P5 that supply desulfurized waste water 28 discharged from the desulfurizer 15 to at least one of a path for supplying fuel to the boiler 11, inside of a furnace of the boiler 11, and the inside of a flue gas duct between the boiler 11 and the air heater 13 are installed. With this configuration, an amount of desulfurized waste water to be returned into the flue gas duct per unit time can be increased as compared to conventional systems, without increasing the size of the entire air pollution control system.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2012Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Ukai, Moritoshi Murakami, Susumu Okino, Tatsuto Nagayasu, Seiji Kagawa
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Patent number: 8470274Abstract: A method for feeding reducing agent or reducing agent precursor into exhaust systems of mobile internal combustion engines and an exhaust system are preferably used for internal combustion engines with high nitrogen oxide compound emissions. A feed time is established. An exhaust parameter and/or necessary quantity of reducing agent is determined and a feed state of the reducing agent is defined. The reducing agent is treated if the feed state does not correspond to a stored state. The reducing agent feed to the exhaust system takes place last. The steps are repeated multiple times. This permits reducing agent to be fed into an exhaust system in a state suitable for the exhaust temperature, so that complete conversion of reducing agent takes place and selectively catalytic reduction is also ensured. This reduces the quantity of electrical energy necessary for converting reducing agent. A motor vehicle having the system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: EMITEC Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbHInventors: Wolfgang Maus, Rolf Brück
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Publication number: 20130156671Abstract: An apparatus to introduce a reagent to reduce nitrogen oxides in flue gas including: nozzles mounted to a passage for the flue gas, wherein the nozzles are mounted downstream of a SNCR system and upstream of a SCR system, wherein the nozzles are mounted on one or more walls of the passage and are configured to inject a pressurized fluid into the flue gas; a source of the pressurized fluid which is in fluid communication with the nozzles such that the pressurized fluid flows to the nozzles; a source of a NOx reducing reagent and a mixing device which mixes the reagent with the pressurized fluid such that the pressurized fluid flowing to the nozzles includes the reagent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: David Kelly Moyeda, Wei Zhou, Antonio Marquez, Xu Guang, Santosh Nareddy
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Publication number: 20130156672Abstract: A process is disclosed for the removal of nitrous oxide from a gas stream having a contaminating concentration of nitrous oxide to provide a gas stream with a significantly reduced concentration of nitrous oxide. The process includes passing the feed gas stream through a first heat transfer zone that is in heat exchange relationship with a product stream whereby heat is transferred from the product stream to the feed gas stream to thereby provide a heated gas stream; passing said heated gas stream to a reaction zone containing a N2O decomposition catalyst and optionally a combination of other catalyst that provides for the decomposition of nitrous oxide or other contaminants and yielding therefrom a product stream having a reduced concentration of nitrous oxide; and passing the product stream to the first heat transfer zone to provide a cooled product stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventors: Christos Odyssea Angelides, Bradley Douglas Morello
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Patent number: 8461335Abstract: This invention provides novel compositions comprising substituted polyamines as acid gas scrubbing solutions and methods of using the compositions in an industrial system. The invention relates to the use of such polyamine compounds in industrial processes to remove acidic contaminants from natural and industrial fluid streams, such as natural gas, combustion gas, natural gas, synthesis gas, biogas, and other industrial fluid streams. The compositions and methods of the invention are useful for removal, absorption, or sequestration of acidic contaminants and sulfide contaminants including CO2, H2S, RSH, CS2, COS, and SO2.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Nalco CompanyInventors: Alan M. Blair, Keith N. Garside, William J. Andrews, Kailas B. Sawant
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Patent number: 8454916Abstract: A dosing control system for a vehicle includes a current storage module, an adaption triggering module, and an adaption ending module. The current storage module estimates an amount of ammonia stored by a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst. The adaptation triggering module triggers a reduction of the amount of ammonia stored by the SCR catalyst to zero when a first amount of nitrogen oxides (NOx) measured by a first NOx sensor located downstream of the SCR catalyst is greater than a predicted value of the first amount of NOx. The adaptation ending module selectively ends the reduction and enables injection of dosing agent based on a comparison of the first amount of NOx with a second amount of NOx upstream of the SCR catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Inventors: James M. Perrin, Rebecca J. Darr, Paul Jasinkiewicz, Jason Daniel Mullins, Kyle E. Crawford
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Patent number: 8449655Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying a gas mixture G-0 comprising dinitrogen monoxide, at least comprising the contacting of the gas mixture G-0 with a solvent mixture (I) at least comprising 50% by weight of water based on the overall solvent mixture (I), the pH of the solvent mixture (I) being in the range from 3.5 to 8.0, the desorption of a gas mixture G-1 from a composition (A), the contacting of the gas mixture G-1 with a solvent mixture (II) at least comprising 50% by weight of water based on the overall solvent mixture (II), the pH of the solvent mixture (II) being in the range from 2.0 to 8.0, and the desorption of a gas mixture G-2 from a composition (B), the pH being based in each case on a measurement with a glass electrode, and to the use of gas mixtures obtainable by a process according to the invention as oxidizing agents for olefins.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dieter Baumann, Beatrice Roessler, Joaquim Henrique Teles
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Patent number: 8449288Abstract: A method for reducing NOx formation, including the steps of: providing a furnace with a plurality of secondary air injection ducts, asymmetrically positioned in an opposing manner; injecting fuel with primary air through a first stage prior to injection of a second air; injecting secondary air and aqueous urea solution through the plurality of reagent injection ducts; controlling the asymmetrical injection to produce a high velocity mass flow and a turbulence resulting in dispersion of the urea solution into the combustion space, thereby providing reduced NOx formation in the combustion process.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Nalco Mobotec, Inc.Inventor: Brian S. Higgins