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Title: Extraction of contaminants from a gas

Abstract

A method of treating industrial gases to remove contaminants is disclosed. Ions are generated in stream of injectable gas. These ions are propelled through the contaminated gas as it flows through a collection unit. An electric field is applied to the contaminated gas. The field causes the ions to move through the contaminated gases, producing electrical charges on the contaminants. The electrically charged contaminants are then collected at one side of the electric field. The injectable gas is selected to produce ions which will produce reactions with particular contaminants. The process is thus capable of removing particular contaminants. The process does not depend on diffusion as a transport mechanism and is therefore suitable for removing contaminants which exist in very low concentrations.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Butte, MT
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
MSE INC
OSTI Identifier:
872865
Patent Number(s):
6027616
Assignee:
MSE Technology Applications, Inc. (Butte, MT)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC22-96EW96405
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
extraction; contaminants; gas; method; treating; industrial; gases; remove; disclosed; generated; stream; injectable; propelled; contaminated; flows; collection; unit; electric; field; applied; causes; move; producing; electrical; charges; electrically; charged; collected; selected; produce; reactions; particular; process; capable; removing; depend; diffusion; transport; mechanism; suitable; exist; concentrations; transport mechanism; removing contaminants; producing electrical; electrical charge; electric field; electrically charged; contaminated gas; remove contaminants; treating industrial; contaminated gases; injectable gas; industrial gases; industrial gas; collection unit; field causes; charged contaminant; /204/

Citation Formats

Babko-Malyi, Sergei. Extraction of contaminants from a gas. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
Babko-Malyi, Sergei. Extraction of contaminants from a gas. United States.
Babko-Malyi, Sergei. Sat . "Extraction of contaminants from a gas". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872865.
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