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Scrubber for removal of sulfur dioxide from exhaust gas

US4269806A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 1979
Grant dateMay 26, 1981
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Expiry dateAug 7, 1999

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/09
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus for removing sulfur dioxide from an exhaust gas with use of an absorbent containing a salt of an organic acid within a scrubber provided with perforated plates, characterized in that the vapor of organic acid discharged from the top of the perforated plates is absorbed into the absorbent with a pH value of 6 to 8 within wetted walls provided on the upper side of the perforated plates.

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