Method and apparatus for removing mercury from a flue gas stream
US10471386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23J2219/40
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to the field of emission control equipment for boilers, heaters, kilns, or other flue gas-, or combustion gas-, generating devices (e.g., those located at power plants, processing plants, etc.) and, in particular to a new and useful method and apparatus for capturing, oxidizing, lowering the concentration and/or level of, and/or eliminating mercury present in any flue gas and/or combustion gas stream. In one embodiment, the method and/or apparatus of the present invention is applied to boilers, heaters, kilns, or other flue gas-, or combustion gas-, generating devices that have connected thereto at least one type of flue gas, or combustion gas, scrubber device (i.e., a wet scrubber or a dry scrubber).
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