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Process for combustion of a fuel containing sulfur through the use of a gas turbine

US4765132A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 1985
Grant dateAug 23, 1988
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E20/12
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for combusting fuel containing sulfur through the use of a gas turbine to generate electricity wherein a tail gas from a sulfur treatment process containing carbon dioxide and contaminants containing sulfur is passed to the combustor of the gas turbine or a supplemental firing unit to combust the contaminants.

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