Alkali Or Alkali Earth Compound Reactant Patents (Class 423/243.08)
  • Publication number: 20130064748
    Abstract: Systems and processes for treating a flue gas for removing sulfur oxides (SOx) entrained in the flue gas generally includes contacting the gas stream with an aqueous alkali and/or alkaline earth metal hydroxide solution such as sodium hydroxide and reacting SOx entrained in the gas stream to form an aqueous alkali and/or alkaline earth metal sulfur-containing salt solution such as sodium sulfate. The aqueous alkali and/or alkaline earth metal sulfur-containing salt solution can be introduced into an electrodialysis apparatus configured to electrolyze water to form hydrogen and hydroxyl ions that selectively combine with alkali and/or alkaline earth metal ions and sulfur containing ions from the aqueous alkali and/or alkaline earth metal sulfur containing salt feedstream to form a regenerated alkali and/or alkaline earth metal hydroxide feedstream and an acid containing feedstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: SANJAY K. DUBE, MICHAEL G. VARNER, DAVID J. MURASKIN
  • Publication number: 20130004400
    Abstract: Processes for recovering ammonia from an ammonium sulfate stream include reacting the ammonia sulfate stream with a lime slurry to form a slurry comprising calcium sulfate and ammonia; providing the slurry comprising calcium sulfate and ammonia to a stripper configured to recover the ammonia from the slurry; utilizing a heat source from a chilled ammonia process to the stripper; and extracting an ammonia vapor stream from the stripper. Also disclosed are systems for performing the processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD.
    Inventors: DAVID JAMES MURASKIN, SANJAY KUMAR DUBE
  • Patent number: 8318116
    Abstract: An improved process for deacidizing a gaseous mixture using phase enhanced gas-liquid absorption is described. The process utilizes a multiphasic absorbent that absorbs an acid gas at increased rate and leads to reduced overall energy costs for the deacidizing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: Liang Hu
  • Patent number: 8313555
    Abstract: A method and system for automated control of the operating temperature setpoint of a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) scrubber within a pre-determined range of approach temperatures to the adiabatic saturation temperature of the CFB scrubber exhaust stream to maintain an optimal operating temperature, thereby reducing low temperature sulfuric acid corrosion and deposition of wet materials, and high temperature excess reagent use. A Dewcon® Moisture Analyzer (or equivalent) is connected in the exhaust stream of the CFB scrubber. The Dewcon® Moisture Analyzer transmits adiabatic saturation temperature data of the exhaust stream to the CFB scrubber system controller. Based on pre-programmed parameters, the system controller adjusts the CFB scrubber temperature setpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Allied Environmental Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul E. Petty
  • Publication number: 20120275980
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for diluting a solution of an alkali metal hydroxide (MOH) by using seawater or any other aqueous solution are disclosed, in which a concentrated MOH solution and seawater contact opposite sides of a membrane adapted to transmit water but not other molecules, thus creating a diluted solution of MOH and concentrated brine. Additional embodiments include means for limiting fouling of the system by removing Ca and Mg from the seawater by precipitation or reaction with a flocculant. Means and methods for adapting the method and apparatus for use in a flue gas desulfurization system are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: CLEAN MARINE AS
    Inventors: Riki Canari, Johan Ivar Ervik
  • Patent number: 8293200
    Abstract: A method of heating a used absorption liquid resulting from a carbon dioxide absorption stage in which a CO2 comprising gas stream is contacted with an absorption liquid comprising ammonia, wherein the used absorption liquid is subjected to heat exchange, in a heat exchanger, with a fluid of a desulfurization stage in which a SO2 comprising flue gas is contacted with a reagent composition comprising an alkaline compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Sanjay Kumar Dube, David James Muraskin
  • Patent number: 8268276
    Abstract: In a method for reducing lime consumption in DFGD systems, a slaker is provided wherein lime and water is introduced to produce a slaked lime slurry. The slurry is introduced into a spray dryer wherein the slurry is atomized. A flue gas stream is also introduced into the spray dryer and reacts with the atomized slurry, causing calcium sulfate and sulfite, as well as unreacted lime particulate to form. A portion of the particulate is filtered and sent back in a substantially dry form to the slaker to form part of the slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventor: Thomas Edwin Pearson
  • Patent number: 8269037
    Abstract: An absorption medium for removing acid gases from a fluid stream comprises an aqueous solution of a) of at least one metal salt of an aminocarboxylic acid, and b) of at least one acid promoter, wherein the molar ratio of b) to a) is in the range from 0.0005 to 1.0. The acid promoter is selected from mineral acids, carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids, organic phosphonic acids and partial esters thereof. The absorption medium, compared with absorption media based on amino acid salts, has a reduced regeneration energy requirement without significantly reducing the absorption capacity of the solution for acid gases. In a process for removing acid gases from the fluid stream, the fluid stream is brought into contact with the absorption medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gerald Vorberg, Torsten Katz, Georg Sieder, Christian Riemann, Rupert Wagner, Ute Lichtfers, Erika Dengler
  • Publication number: 20120148467
    Abstract: A wet flue gas desulfurization process uses byproduct polyester streams such as those from the production of PLA and/or PGA consisting of hydroxy acids and other organic acids to catalyse the solubilization of calcium from limestone and to further catalyse the reaction of calcium with SO2 for desulfurization and thereby provide significant improvement in process efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: 2R ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Barry Hugghins, Joseph Daniel Cook
  • Patent number: 8173090
    Abstract: Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is removed from carbon dioxide feed gas comprising SO2 as a contaminant by maintaining the carbon dioxide feed gas at an elevated pressure in contact with an alkaline sorbent for a period of time sufficient to react said alkaline sorbent with SO2. Where NOx, oxygen (O2) and water are also present, not only is the rate of reaction with the sorbent increased, but also additional SO2 is removed by conversion to sulfuric acid, and NOx is removed as nitric acid. The method has particular application in the removal of SO2 and NOx from flue gas produced by oxyfuel combustion of a hydrocarbon or carbonaceous fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis Peter Petrocelli, Kevin Boyle Fogash, Vincent White
  • Publication number: 20120087852
    Abstract: In a method for reducing lime consumption in DFGD systems, a slaker is provided wherein lime and water is introduced to produce a slaked lime slurry. The slurry is introduced into a spray dryer wherein the slurry is atomized. A flue gas stream is also introduced into the spray dryer and reacts with the atomized slurry, causing calcium sulfate and sulfite, as well as unreacted lime particulate to form. A portion of the particulate is filtered and sent back in a substantially dry form to the slaker to form part of the slurry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventor: Thomas Edwin Pearson
  • Patent number: 8152891
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the combined production of (I) a sulfur oxide containing product and (II) a fertilizer selected from a group consisting of ammonium nitrate, ammonium phosphates and a combination thereof, through an indirect neutralization of ammonia with an acid selected from the group consisting of nitric acid, phosphoric acid and a combination thereof, the method comprising: a. contacting a precipitate containing calcium sulfite with a solution of nitric acid and a solution of ammonia in two separate steps, to form the fertilizer, the sulfur oxide containing product and a precipitate containing calcium hydroxide; and b. separating at least portion of the fertilizer, the sulfur oxide and the calcium hydroxide into three separated streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Clue AS
    Inventor: Riki Canari
  • Patent number: 8092582
    Abstract: An absorbing tower provided with plural spray headers (3) which each have a plurality of spray nozzles (5) and are arranged in a multi-stage state in the flow direction of exhaust gas, in which an absorption liquid containing a slurry of limestone or lime is sprayed through the nozzles (5) to absorb and remove sulfur oxide contained in exhaust gas, wherein each spray nozzle (5) is of an annular spray type (a hollow cone type) and the spray nozzles (5) in the neighborhood of the tower wall have such a structure that the fluid is sprayed radially at spray angles of 50 to 80° with the direction counter to the flow of exhaust gas as the center, while the nozzles (5) in the central part of the tower have such a structure that the fluid is sprayed radially at spray angles of 80 to 130° with the direction counter to the flow thereof as the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takuro Ueda, Atsushi Katagawa, Hiroshi Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 8088348
    Abstract: An air pollution control system for a coal combustion boiler includes: a NOx removing apparatus that reduces nitrogen oxide contained in flue gas emitted from this coal combustion boiler, an air pre-heater that recovers heat in the gas, a precipitator 15 that reduces particulates from the gas, a liquid-gas contact type desulfurizer that removes sulfur oxide by way of a limestone-gypsum method and reduces mercury oxide in the gas, a stack that releases the gas after SOx removal to the exterior, and a solid-liquid separator that extracts limestone-gypsum containing slurry from the desulfurizer to the exterior and performs a solid-liquid separation, where water separated in the solid-liquid separator is removed, and concentrated slurry is sent back to the bottom of the desulfurizer to make the gypsum concentration of slurry equal to or higher than 10 percent in the desulfurizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Ukai, Shintaro Honjo, Susumu Okino
  • Patent number: 8071060
    Abstract: A flue gas control system of a coal combustion boiler comprises an HCl atomizer that sprays hydrogen chloride to flue gas from a coal combustion boiler that uses coal as a fuel; NOx removing apparatus that removes nitrogen oxides by ammonia denitration by adding ammonia to the flue gas after spraying hydrogen chloride and oxidizes mercury; an air preheater that recovers heat in the gas after removal of nitrogen oxides; a precipitator that removes particulates in the gas; an activated carbon atomizer that sprays activated carbon into the gas after particulate collection; a bag filter that collects activated carbon having adsorbed mercury; a desulfurizer that removes sulfur oxides in the flue gas after removal of activated carbon; a stack that discharges the gas which has undergone desulfurization to outside; and an ORP meter that measures an oxidation reduction potential for feeding air to a slurry absorbent in the desulfurizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Ukai, Shintaro Honjo, Susumu Okino
  • Publication number: 20110268637
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Ukai, Moritoshi Murakami, Susumu Okino, Tatsuto Nagayasu, Seiji Kagawa
  • Patent number: 8038774
    Abstract: This invention involves ship flue gas desulphurization method and system. It employs seawater to reduce SO2 and other pollutant discharged by ship. The method includes seawater scrub, acidic seawater transfer, deacidification, and discharge processes. The system includes a scrubber and a water-saving deacidification device. Upper portion of the scrubber comprises a scrubbing section which is connected with scrubbing seawater pump by pipelines. Lower portion of the scrubber comprises a cooling section. One end of the scrubber links the ship engine smoke pipe by a scrubbing inlet pipe, and the other end links the scrubber to a scrubbing outlet pipe. The water-saving deacidification device lies below the scrubber and is connected with it. The water-saving deacidification device is coupled to a blending seawater pump, fan, and total drain pipe for discharging seawater after deacidification. This invention provides high desulphurization efficiency, and requires small seawater quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Inventor: Sigan Peng
  • Patent number: 8034318
    Abstract: An efficient batch or semi-continuous method of production of relative high concentration, low byproduct-containing, calcium thiosulfate (CaS2O3) from lime, sulfur or calcium polysulfide, and sulfur dioxide under elevated reaction temperature conditions is described. The product is an emulsion of liquid calcium thiosulfate and solid byproducts. Under the conditions of the art, including the mole ratios of lime to sulfur, the temperature of the reaction process and the sulfur dioxide reaction conditions, including rate and duration, the byproducts are reduced to about 2% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Massoud Hojjatie, Yelena Feinstein, Constance Lynn Frank Lockhart
  • Patent number: 8012438
    Abstract: A method for controlling multipollutant (e.g., SO2, NOx, Hg0 and Hg2+) emissions from a gas stream of a stationary combustion source, an apparatus for controlling multipollutant emissions, and a wet scrubber additive composition for controlling multipollutant emissions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Inventors: Nick D. Hutson, Ravi K. Srivastava, Renata Krzyzynska, Yongxin Zhao
  • Patent number: 7976809
    Abstract: A method and an equipment for reducing sulphur dioxide emissions of a marine engine, wherein flue gases are scrubbed with a scrubbing solution in a scrubber. Fresh water with added sulphur removal reagent is used as the scrubbing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Metso Power Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Anttila, Risto Hämäläinen, Seppo Tuominiemi
  • Publication number: 20110165663
    Abstract: A device and a method for producing a fine liquid mist and injecting the said mist into a gas stream to capture and remove very fine particulate pollutants. The pressurized gas stream is passed into a droplet generator (20) into which the liquid is sprayed and atomised into a mist which captures particulates and then into a droplet separator (30) to produce a separated liquid/particulate mixture and a gas stream with a reduced concentration of particulates. The main application is the removal of fine particulates from vehicle exhaust streams. Optionally a degassing stage (90) is provided for the removal of residual gases and vapours. The preferred liquid to form the mist is water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventor: Howard P. Davis
  • Patent number: 7947242
    Abstract: A cement kiln chlorine/sulfur bypass system wherein the equipment cost is suppressed and the sulfur included in a combustion gas bled from a cement kiln is separated and effectively utilized. The cement kiln chlorine/sulfur bypass system comprises an air bleed means for bleeding a kiln exhaust gas passage, which runs from the end of the cement kiln to a bottom cyclone, of a part of the combustion gas, a separating means for separating dust in the gas bled by the air bleed means into coarse particles and fine particles, and a wet dust collector for collecting dust from the gas containing the fine particles separated by the separating means. The separating means is preferably a classifier in which the cut size is changeable. The wet dust collector is preferably a mixing scrubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Naoki Ueno, Hiroshi Harada, Soichiro Okamura, Takayuki Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20110052470
    Abstract: An air pollution control system for a coal combustion boiler according to the present invention includes: a NOx removing apparatus (13) that reduces nitrogen oxide contained in flue gas emitted from this coal combustion boiler (11), an air pre-heater (14) that recovers heat in the gas, a precipitator 15 that reduces particulates from the gas, a liquid-gas contact type desulfurizer (16) that removes sulfur oxide by way of a limestone-gypsum method and reduces mercury oxide in the gas, a stack (17) that releases the gas after SOx removal to the exterior, and a solid-liquid separator (22) that extracts limestone-gypsum containing slurry (21) from the desulfurizer (16) to the exterior and performs a solid-liquid separation, where water (23) separated in the solid-liquid separator (22) is removed, and concentrated slurry (24) is sent back to the bottom of the desulfurizer (16) to make the gypsum concentration of slurry (25) equal to or higher than 10 percent in the desulfurizer (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Ukai, Shintaro Honjo, Susumu Okino
  • Patent number: 7887769
    Abstract: A method of removing sulfur dioxide from flue gases using calcium and magnesium scrubbing components and treatment of oxidized effluent from such a system includes passing classified oxidized effluent to a regeneration tank and adding lime to produce a regenerator discharge containing magnesium hydroxide, gypsum and crystalline inert material. Gypsum is separated from the discharge and a magnesium hydroxide stream passed to a concentration system to produce a concentrated solids stream of magnesium hydroxide, residual minor amount of gypsum and crystalline inert material. A portion of the resultant stream is returned to the sulfur dioxide removal system while a portion is passed to the oxidizer. Further portions may be fed to a power plant boiler or to the flue gas stream between a solids collection device and the wet scrubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Carmeuse Lime, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin J. Smith
  • Publication number: 20100329957
    Abstract: An object is to provide an exhaust-gas treatment apparatus capable of realizing a dissolved-salt spray method easily and at low cost. An exhaust-gas treatment apparatus that removes SO2 and SO3 contained in combustion exhaust gas includes a desulfurization apparatus based on the lime-gypsum method. Desulfurizing effluent, containing dissolved salt, from the desulfurization apparatus is sprayed to an upstream side of the desulfurization apparatus to remove SO3. A wet electrical dust precipitator may be provided downstream of the desulfurization apparatus. Furthermore, effluent from the wet electrical dust precipitator may be made to merge with the desulfurizing effluent from the desulfurization apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENVIRONMENT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Yasutoshi Ueda, Ryokichi Hamaguchi, Susumu Okino, Morio Kagami
  • Publication number: 20100329955
    Abstract: A method for controlling multipollutant (e.g., SO2, NOx, Hg0 and Hg2+) emissions from a gas stream of a stationary combustion source, an apparatus for controlling multipollutant emissions, and a wet scrubber additive composition for controlling multipollutant emissions are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Enviromental Protection Agency, Government of the United States of America, as represented by the
    Inventors: Nick D. HUTSON, Ravi K. SRIVASTAVA
  • Patent number: 7854911
    Abstract: A method of removing SOx from a flue gas stream including SOx includes providing a source of trona and injecting the trona as a dry sorbent into the flue gas stream. The temperature of the flue gas is at an elevated temperature greater than 400° F., preferably between about 600° F. and about 900° F. The trona is maintained in contact with the flue gas for a time sufficient to react a portion of the trona with a portion of the SOx to reduce the concentration of the SO2 and/or SO3 in the flue gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Solvay Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventor: John Maziuk, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7846406
    Abstract: A scrubber for scrubbing at least one pollutant from flue gas includes a first stage configured to provide a chemical oxidant to a stream of flue gas, and a second stage configured to provide a chemical or chemicals to the stream of flue gas, a scrubbing medium recirculation feature configured to continuously recirculate a slurry used in the second stage, and a by-product processing portion configured to remove a by-product from a stream of slurry withdrawn from the scrubber. The by-product includes reaction products of at least one pollutant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Inventors: Kevin P. Furnary, William Ellison
  • Patent number: 7846407
    Abstract: An process for efficiently deacidizing a gaseous mixture is described. The process utilizes a self-concentrating absorbent that absorbs an acid gas at reduced overall energy costs for the deacidizing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Inventor: Liang Hu
  • Patent number: 7785552
    Abstract: A method of removing SO3 from a flue gas of a boiler. The method includes the following steps: injecting chloride salts into a stream of the flue gas at a position located downstream of an air pre-heater—the position is selected so that the flue gas has a temperature at the position of substantially between 100° C. and 400° C.; reacting chloride salts with the SO3 to form a sulfate-containing reaction product; and collecting the sulfate-containing reaction product in a particulate collector downstream of the boiler. A purge stream from a wet flue gas desulfurization system may be used as a source of the chloride salts. Additional chlorides may be added to the purge stream as necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventor: Leif A. V. Lindau
  • Patent number: 7780932
    Abstract: A process for desulfurizing an SO2-comprising gaseous stream comprising the steps of: a. providing an aqueous feed comprising an anion selected from a group consisting of carbonate, bicarbonate, hydroxide, sulfite, and hydrogen sulfite; b. providing an SO2-comprising gaseous feed; and c. contacting the aqueous feed and the gaseous feed to generate a desulfurized gaseous product comprising less than 40% of the feed SO2 content, and an aqueous product; wherein the contacting is carried out in a cyclone unit comprising a housing defined by a cylindrical peripheral wall and provided with at least one inlet opening for receiving fluids thereinto and with at least one swirling means, and wherein the cyclone unit is characterized in that the velocity of the gaseous stream inside the cyclone unit is between 20 m/sec and 120 m/sec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignees: Clue AS, Eyal Research Consultants Ltd.
    Inventors: Riki Canari, Aharon Eyal
  • Patent number: 7772449
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for treating a hydrocarbon feed gas stream containing acid gases (CO2, H2S and mercaptans) by contacting the feed gas stream in a multi-section caustic tower, the bottom sections employing a recirculating caustic solution to remove the CO2 and H2S down to low single digits parts per million concentration and the upper sections employing a stronger caustic solution on a once-through basis to produce a mercaptans depleted gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Stone & Webster Process Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sabah A. Kurukchi, Joseph M. Gondolfe, Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 7758830
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mercury removing apparatus and a mercury removing method in which a mercury removing ratio is improved with low cost, the mercury removing apparatus removes mercury from exhaust gas generated by coal combustion, an acidic solution spraying nozzle for spraying sulfuric acid into exhaust gas is provided on the down stream side of an absorption tower for removing sulfur oxide from the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Naito, Hiroyuki Kamata, Shunichiro Ueno
  • Patent number: 7722843
    Abstract: A process, system and sorbent for removal of mercury from a combustion exhaust gas stream in a combustion exhaust gas purification scheme that includes a combustion exhaust scrubber system that uses an aqueous liquid to remove acid gases from the combustion exhaust gas. A powdered mercury sorbent is used. The sorbent is introduced into the aqueous scrubber liquid in the scrubber system. After introduction of the mercury sorbent into the scrubber liquid, at least some of the mercury sorbent is separated from the scrubber liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Inventor: Srivats Srinivasachar
  • Patent number: 7718151
    Abstract: An improved process for deacidizing a gaseous mixture using phase enhanced gas-liquid absorption is described. The process utilizes a multiphasic absorbent that absorbs an acid gas at increased rate and leads to reduced overall energy costs for the deacidizing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Inventor: Liang Hu
  • Publication number: 20100119428
    Abstract: An object is to provide an exhaust-gas treatment apparatus capable of realizing a dissolved-salt spray method easily and at low cost. An exhaust-gas treatment apparatus that removes SO2 and SO3 contained in combustion exhaust gas includes a desulfurization apparatus based on the lime-gypsum method. Desulfurizing effluent, containing dissolved salt, from the desulfurization apparatus is sprayed to an upstream side of the desulfurization apparatus to remove SO3. A wet electrical dust precipitator may be provided downstream of the desulfurization apparatus. Furthermore, effluent from the wet electrical dust precipitator may be made to merge with the desulfurizing effluent from the desulfurization apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENVIRONMENT ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Nagayasu, Yasutoshi Ueda, Ryokichi Hamaguchi, Susumu Okino, Morio Kagami
  • Publication number: 20100055015
    Abstract: The Low Temperature Mercury Control, or LTMC, process is a technology developed by us for controlling mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. In the LTMC process, mercury emissions are controlled by cooling the exhaust flue gases with an air heater (or water spray) beyond the typical 300° F. to about 200-220° F., thereby promoting mercury absorption on the coal fly ash. The fly ash containing the absorbed mercury is then captured in the power plant's existing particulate collection device. An alkaline material, magnesium hydroxide slurry in our tests, is injected to eliminate sulfur trioxide (sulfuric acid) which could otherwise condense at the cool temperature and corrode or foul the power plant's air heater and ductwork.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Richard A. Winschel, Michael L. Fenger, Robert M. Statnick
  • Patent number: 7655202
    Abstract: A process for treating flue gas containing fly ash and carbon dioxide is disclosed. In the process, carbon dioxide and fly ash are contacted with an aqueous metal hydroxide solution to convert carbon dioxide into a metal carbonate, and wherein the metal carbonate and the metal hydroxide cause the fly ash to undergo a geopolymerization reaction and form a geopolymerized fly ash. The geopolymerized fly ash is recovered for disposal or for further use, such as a concrete additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Ceramatec, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashok V. Joshi, Chett Boxley
  • Publication number: 20090317316
    Abstract: A method operable to remove contaminants from a contaminated fluid stream is provided. The process includes receiving the fluid stream containing contaminants. A first portion of the contaminants are removed from the fluid stream with a first scrubbing vessel. A first base solution reacts with the contaminants such that the contaminants enter a contaminant solution. A remaining portion of the contaminants from the fluid stream is then removed with a at least one additional scrubbing vessel, wherein a second base solution reacts with the contaminants such that part of the remaining portion of the contaminants enter a second solution. Water content is then removed from the fluid stream with a desiccating module, wherein the desiccating module outputs a clean fluid stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Robert A. McLauchlan, Frederick J. Siegele
  • Patent number: 7628969
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method that uses generated alkaline, alkaline-earth, and/or silica/alumina aerosols as a multifunctional additive to scavenge sulfur oxides in flue gas, minimize poisoning effects of sulfur oxides on mercury sorbent performance, and enhance particulate matter capture in electrostatic precipitators and other particulate filter devices by conditioning the fly ash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Energy & Environmental Research Center Foundation
    Inventors: Michael J. Holmes, John H. Pavlish, Ye Zhuang, Steven A. Benson, Edwin S. Olson, Jason D. Laumb
  • Patent number: 7625537
    Abstract: A process and system for removing sulfur oxide, other gases, and particulate from a flue gas. The process includes treating flue gas with a slurry formed from water, an alkaline reagent, and the purge stream from a wet scrubber in a spray dryer, thereby producing a dry by-product. The process further includes filtering the flue gas to remove at least a portion of the dry by-product, wet scrubbing the flue gas exiting the filter in a wet scrubber, adding a lime or limestone reagent to the wet scrubber, and producing gypsum. Activated carbon may be injected into the flue gas upstream of the filtering step and particulate may be removed from the flue gas upstream of the spray dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Philip C. Rader, Raymond R. Gansley
  • Patent number: 7622092
    Abstract: A mercury removing device includes a gasification unit that converts a non-gaseous-mercury-chlorinating agent, which is non-gaseous at room temperature and normal pressure, into gaseous-mercury-chlorinating agent by heating the non-gaseous-mercury-chlorinating agent with heat of hot air generated by using the exhaust gas or hot air generated by using an air heater installed in a flue that conveys the exhaust gas. The gaseous-mercury-chlorinating agent produced in this manner is supplied to the exhaust gas in the flue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Honjo, Susumu Okino, Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Seiji Kagawa, Yoshio Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7618602
    Abstract: A process of using solutions containing thiosulfate and/or chloride salt reagents to remove SO3 and H2SO4 acid gases from a flue gas. The solution is injected into a moving volume of flue gas to achieve a droplet size that enables the solution to dry on contact with the flue gas, generating dried particles of the reagent that react with the SO3 and H2SO4 acid gases yielding a salt precipitate. SO2 present in the flue gas may also be absorbed with the solution, with a subsequent reaction yielding bisulfite species that, upon drying of the droplet, react with the SO3 and H2SO4 acid gases to form salts that are removed from the gas. The removal of these acid gases from a flue gas reduce corrosion of equipment used in coal or oil fired power plants downstream of the injection cite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Codan Development LLC
    Inventors: Frank B. Meserole, Robert E. Moser, James H. Wilhelm
  • Patent number: 7604788
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the removal of polysulfanes from gas streams formed during H2S synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Möller, Wolfgang Böck, Wolfgang Taugner, Harald Heinzel, Stephan Rautenberg
  • Publication number: 20090257932
    Abstract: A process for desulfurizing an SO2-comprising gaseous stream comprising the steps of: a. providing an aqueous feed comprising an anion selected from a group consisting of carbonate, bicarbonate, hydroxide, sulfite, and hydrogen sulfite; b. providing an SO2-comprising gaseous feed; and c. contacting the aqueous feed and the gaseous feed to generate a desulfurized gaseous product comprising less than 40% of the feed SO2 content, and an aqueous product; wherein the contacting is carried out in a cyclone unit comprising a housing defined by a cylindrical peripheral wall and provided with at least one inlet opening for receiving fluids thereinto and with at least one swirling means, and wherein the cyclone unit is characterized in that the velocity of the gaseous stream inside the cyclone unit is between 20 m/sec and 120 m/sec.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicants: CLUE AS, EYAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS LTD.
    Inventors: Riki Canari, Aharon Eyal
  • Patent number: 7595037
    Abstract: Described is a method as well as an apparatus for hydration of a particulate or pulverulent material containing CaO. The method is peculiar in that water is added in a quantity which will ensure that the partial pressure PH2O of the added water as a function of the temperature (° C.) is maintained within the interval defined by the formula (I), where PH2O is the partial pressure of water vapour in atm. and T is the temperature in ° C. Hereby is obtained that the material particles do not lump into agglomerates, and that the particles are hydrated evenly from the outside and inwards so that it is the active surface of the material particles which undergoes hydration in connection with partial hydration. This is due to the fact that the liquid water will not get into contact with the material particles since the water will appear in vapour form within the specified interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: FLSMIDTH A/S
    Inventors: Jens Peter Hansen, Lars Skaarup Jensen
  • Patent number: 7591988
    Abstract: In a method for processing flue gases, flue gases from an incineration plant for non-condensable gases of a kraft pulp mill are scrubbed by means of a calcium compound. The calcium compound is lime mud taken from the chemical recirculation of the kraft pulp mill after causticization and before a lime reburning kiln, and it is used in the scrubbing of gas as a substance reacting with sulphur dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Metso Power Oy
    Inventors: Risto Hämäläinen, Keijo Salmenoja, Ismo Reilama
  • Patent number: 7569198
    Abstract: The removal of particulates and acidic gases from the effluent from a fluid catalytic cracking process regenerator. The effluent is treated in two contacting stages with an effective amount of both a caustic solution as well as ammonia and the composition of the contacting solutions in the two stages is independently controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Michael W. Bedell, Patrick J. Maher
  • Patent number: 7544338
    Abstract: Provided is a system for removing mercury from a mercury-containing exhaust gas, which contains a mercury chlorinating agent feed unit for feeding a mercury chlorinating agent to an flue exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxide, sulfur oxide and mercury, a reductive denitration unit for reducing the nitrogen oxide, and a desulfurization unit for removing the sulfur oxide, characterized in that the mercury chlorinating agent feed unit further comprises a heating unit for heating a non-gaseous agent for mercury chlorination which is in the non-gaseous form under normal temperature and normal pressure or a gasifying unit for obtaining a gaseous agent for mercury chlorination from the non-gaseous agent for mercury chlorination. The present invention makes it possible to provide a mercury removal process and system which have high reliability and can be operated at a low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Honjo, Kenichi Okada, Susumu Okino, Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Satoru Sugita, Yoshio Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7541011
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved method and system for separating and purifying gas using gas-liquid absorption. According to this invention, the method is carried out in an absorber, where a liquid absorbent, a gas mixture containing a gas to be absorbed were introduced from an inlet. During absorption, the second liquid phase was separated out from the absorbent. The absorbed gas was accumulated in one of liquid phases. After absorption, two liquid phases were separated. One of the liquids with rich absorbed gas was forward to regenerator. After regeneration, the liquid was cycled back to absorber. The liquid phase with lean absorbed gas was back to absorber directly to complete the cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventor: Liang Hu