An apparatus for treating gaseous pollutant with plasma comprises a microwave source generating a microwave oscillation; a waveguide component coupled to the microwave source; and a resonant cavity coupled to the waveguide component, the microwave oscillation is substantially propagated toward a waveguide direction, the resonant cavity comprises a first chamber and a second chamber, the waveguide direction is substantially parallel to a reference axis defined in the first chamber, the first chamber has an inner wall surrounding the reference axis, the inner wall comprises a first inner wall obliquely inclined toward the reference axis and a second inner wall substantially parallel in respect to the reference axis relatively, an area of the first inner wall is larger than that of the second inner wall so that the first chamber has a tapered space, and the microwave oscillation interacts with an ignition gas in the second chamber to generate a torch.

A power-to-X system for the utilization of off-gases, includes an electrolyzer for generating hydrogen H2 and oxygen O2, a unit, connected to the electrolyzer, for processing the hydrogen H2, for removing any remaining water H2O and oxygen O2 from the generated stream of hydrogen H2, a compressor, connected to the unit for processing the hydrogen H2, for compressing the hydrogen H2, and a chemical reactor, connected to the compressor, for producing a synthesis gas consisting of hydrogen H2 and carbon dioxide CO2 that can be added. An oxy-fuel combustion system to which non-condensable off-gases from the chemical reactor and oxygen O2 from the electrolyzer can be supplied, and carbon dioxide CO2 generated during the combustion of the off-gases in the oxy-fuel combustion system can be returned to the stream of hydrogen H2 downstream of the electrolyzer via a return line.

A method for burning primary fuel (F1), wherein the primary fuel (F1) comprises at least a first compound containing nitrogen and a second compound comprising sulfur. The method comprises producing primary combustion gas (G1) having a temperature of at least 450° C. and comprising oxygen; feeding the primary fuel (F1) and the primary combustion gas (G1) to a primary process zone (Z1) of a furnace (200); feeding tertiary combustion gas (G3) to a secondary process zone (Z2) of the furnace (200); letting the primary fuel (F1), the primary combustion gas (G1), and/or their reaction products to move from the primary process zone (Z1) via the secondary process zone (Z2) to a tertiary process zone (Z3) of the furnace (200); and feeding quaternary combustion gas (G4) comprising oxygen to the tertiary process zone (Z3) of the furnace (200). An embodiment comprises collecting the primary fuel (F1) from a pulp process. A corresponding system.

The present inventive concept relates to a device for treating an exhaust gas, and more particularly, to a plasma device capable of, even when connected to a vacuum pump, extending a lifetime of an electrode of a plasma torch. In the plasma device according to the present inventive concept, since an orifice is installed in a connection unit for connection with a vacuum pump to prevent a decrease in pressure of the vacuum pump, a pressure of a plasma reaction unit including the plasma torch of the plasma device can be maintained similar to normal pressure, thereby reducing the wear of a tungsten electrode in the plasma torch to extend a lifetime of the electrode.

A smoke removal device includes a connecting tube, a burner, and a plurality of heat storage meshes. The connecting tube has an inlet end and an outlet end. The burner is disposed in the connecting tube and has a flame outlet. The heat storage meshes are sequentially disposed between the flame outlet and the outlet end. The heat storage meshes includes a first heat storage mesh and a second heat storage mesh. The first heat storage mesh is located between the second heat storage mesh and the flame outlet. A mesh-number of per unit area of the first heat storage mesh is larger than that of the second heat storage mesh. The first heat storage mesh and the second heat storage mesh could slow down a flow rate of flame to increase temperatures of the heat storage meshes. The smoke is burned off once touching the heat storage meshes.

A thermal oxidizer employing an oxidation mixer, an oxidation chamber, a retention chamber and a heat dissipater forming a fluid flow path for thermal oxidation of a waste gas. In operation, the oxidation mixer facilitates a combustible mixture of the waste gas and an oxidant into an combustible waste gas stream, the oxidation chamber facilitates a primary combustion reaction of the combustible waste gas stream into an oxygenated waste gas stream, the retention chamber facilitates a secondary combustion reaction of the oxygenated waste gas stream into oxidized gases and the heat dissipator reduces the temperature of the flow of oxidized gases within the heat dissipator, which is communicated to a greenhouse gas processor that extracts greenhouse gas(es) from the vaporized oxidized gases. The greenhouse gas processor may condensate the greenhouse gas(es), acid neutralize the condensation of the greenhouse gas(es), and capture the acid neutralization of the condensation of the greenhouse gas(es).

Provided is a novel exhaust gas processing device which allows processing target exhaust gas having a large flow volume to be handled with a small-capacity plasma generator, by preheating a high-temperature decomposable gas component of the processing target exhaust gas. An exhaust gas processing device 10 preheats processing target exhaust gas F in the presence of moisture with heat from at least either an electric heater 15 or a heat exchanger 17 and subsequently thermally decomposes the exhaust gas with an atmospheric pressure plasma P. A device main body 11 has a heating decomposition chamber T therein. A plasma generator 14 is of a non-transferred type and is installed at a top surface portion 11a of the device main body 11. A reactor 12 has a cylindrical shape and is installed within the device main body 11 such that an upper end opening 12i thereof is directed toward a plasma emission port 14f of the plasma generator 14. A moisture supply unit 18 is provided at an inlet side of the device main body 11. At least either the electric heater 15 or the heat exchanger 17 is disposed in a first space T1.

The integrated device for adsorptive purification and catalytic regeneration of VOCs is provided and includes a filtration adsorption coupling filter, a catalytic combustion regeneration box and a housing, where the housing includes a filter inner cavity and a combustion inner cavity that are communicated in sequence. The VOC exhaust gas is adsorbed and filtered by the filtration adsorption coupling filter. Moreover, under an operating condition of desorption regeneration, the catalytic combustion regeneration box is utilized to perform thermal desorption and regeneration on the filtration adsorption coupling filter, and catalytically combust and purify the VOC exhaust gas obtained by thermal desorption.

A regenerative thermal oxidizer assembly includes a first housing member and a second housing member. The first housing member defines a regenerative portion and a combustion chamber. The second housing member defines an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber. A regenerator is disposed within the regenerative portion of the first housing member and defines a central axial opening extending to the combustion chamber. A thermal element extends through the axial opening to the combustion chamber for providing heat to the combustion chamber for initiating combustion inside the combustion chamber. The first housing member is rotatable around an axis defined by the axial opening relative to the second housing member for rotating the regenerator relative to the inlet chamber and the outlet chamber.

A thermal oxidizer (50) employing an oxidation mixer (51), an oxidation chamber (52), a retention chamber (53) and a heat dissipater (54) forming a fluid flow path for thermal oxidation of a waste gas. In operation, the oxidation mixer (51) facilitates a combustible mixture of the waste gas and an oxidant into an combustible waste gas stream. A heating element (55) of the oxidation chamber (52) facilitates a primary combustion reaction of the combustible waste gas stream into an oxygenated waste gas stream. The retention chamber (53) facilitates a secondary combustion reaction of the oxygenated waste gas stream into oxidized gases. The heat dissipater (54) atmospherically vents of the oxidized gases. An oxidization controller (61) may be employed to regulate the operation of the thermal oxidizer (50), and a data logger (63) and a data reporter (65) may be employed for respectively logging and remotely reporting a regulation of the thermal oxidizer (50) by the oxidation controller (61).