Patent classifications
F23J7/00
METHOD AND DEVICE TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF NITROGEN OXIDES AND INCREASE HEAT TRANSFER IN FIRED PROCESS HEATERS
A method and assembly for supplying heat in the desired pattern while suppressing the production of nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide. The assembly includes a fluid mixture nozzle assembly in fluid communication with an external conduit and a radiant section of a fired process heater. The fluid mixture nozzle assembly includes an open mixing channel having an upstream converging section, a midstream mixing section, and a downstream diverging section for entraining a fluid mixture with vitiated flue gas combustion products. The fluid mixture nozzle assembly is installed in the wall, floor, or ceiling of the fired heater.
METHOD FOR MAKING A GAS FROM WATER, PRODUCT OF THE METHOD, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR
A method for producing a purified, stable, dioxytetrahydride compressible gas from water. The gas is suitable for a variety of uses and may also be infused into water which itself is useful for a variety of purposes.
METHOD FOR MAKING A GAS FROM WATER, PRODUCT OF THE METHOD, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR
A method for producing a purified, stable, dioxytetrahydride compressible gas from water. The gas is suitable for a variety of uses and may also be infused into water which itself is useful for a variety of purposes.
Process to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides and mercury from coal-fired boilers
A flue gas additive is provided that includes both a nitrogenous component to reduce gas phase nitrogen oxides and a halogen-containing component to oxidize gas phase elemental mercury.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM COAL-FIRED THERMAL PROCESSES
The present disclosure is directed to the use of elemental or speciated iodine and bromine to control total mercury emissions.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM COAL-FIRED THERMAL PROCESSES
The present disclosure is directed to the use of elemental or speciated iodine and bromine to control total mercury emissions.
Reducing mercury emissions from the burning of coal
Sorbent components containing halogen, calcium, alumina, and silica are used in combination during coal combustion to produce environmental benefits. Sorbents such as calcium bromide are added to the coal ahead of combustion and other components are added into the flame or downstream of the flame, preferably at minimum temperatures to assure complete formation of the refractory structures that result in various advantages of the methods. When used together, the components reduce emissions of elemental and oxidized mercury; increase the level of Hg, As, Pb, and/or Cl in the coal ash; decrease the levels of leachable heavy metals (such as Hg) in the ash, preferably to levels below the detectable limits; and make a highly cementitious ash product.
Reducing mercury emissions from the burning of coal
Sorbent components containing halogen, calcium, alumina, and silica are used in combination during coal combustion to produce environmental benefits. Sorbents such as calcium bromide are added to the coal ahead of combustion and other components are added into the flame or downstream of the flame, preferably at minimum temperatures to assure complete formation of the refractory structures that result in various advantages of the methods. When used together, the components reduce emissions of elemental and oxidized mercury; increase the level of Hg, As, Pb, and/or Cl in the coal ash; decrease the levels of leachable heavy metals (such as Hg) in the ash, preferably to levels below the detectable limits; and make a highly cementitious ash product.
Method for controlling gaseous mercury emission between two or more coal-fired combustion units
The present invention relates to coal-fired power plants and flue gas emissions and more specifically, to controlling gaseous mercury emissions in the flue gas between two or more coal fired electric generating units within a contiguous power plant site to achieve environmental regulation limits for mercury emissions. This is accomplished by continuously adjusting the application rates of mercury oxidant, which is added to a coal feed to oxidize elemental mercury for improved mercury capturability and aqueous mercury precipitant (liquid), which is added to a scrubber liquor of a wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) unit to precipitate out oxidized mercury into solid form for improved capture and disposal.
CONTROL OF COMBUSTION SYSTEM EMISSIONS
A process for capturing undesirable combustion products produced in a high temperature combustion system in which a carbonaceous fuel is utilized. Very finely sized particles of alkaline earth carbonates or hydroxides, with or without added ground ash, are provided in slurry form, are dried and milled to provide unagglomerated, sub-micron-sized particles that are injected along with pulverized coal and an oxidizing agent into the high temperature combustion zone of a furnace. The particles capture and neutralize the gases that result in condensable acids, including SO.sub.x, NO.sub.x, HCL, and HF, as well as capturing toxic metals that are present in the combustion products, they mitigate ash fouling and slagging, and they facilitate economic heat exchange that permits fuel savings and recovery of water for use in other processes.