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In-duct flue gas conditioning system

US5240470A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 1, 1992
Grant dateAug 31, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB03C3/14
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a flue gas conditioning system and method for generating conditioning agent used in the removal of entrained particles in a flue gas flow with an electrostatic precipitator. The invention involves the use of a catalytic converter movable between an operative position where the flue gas flows through the catalyst and converts SO.sub.2 contained in the flue gas to SO.sub.3 when conditioning agent is needed and an inoperative position where the flue gas does not flow through the catalyst when conditioning agent is no longer needed. The movable catalytic converter and related assembly may take variable configurations to accommodate various flue gas ductworks and space limitations.

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