Method for the reduction of sulfur trioxide in an effluent

Patent · Tue Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5968606

Epperly, W R; Sullivan, J C; Sprague, B N

A method is described for the selective reduction of sulfur trioxide in the effluent from the combustion of a carbonaceous fuel, the method comprising introducing a treatment agent comprising hydrogen peroxide or an oxygenated hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms into the effluent at an effluent temperature of between about 1000/sup 0/F and about 1450/sup 0/F.

• Assignee: Fuel Tech, Inc., Stamford, CT
• Patent Number(s): US 4822577
• OSTI ID: 5968606
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 14 Jul 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COAL
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
GASEOUS WASTES
DESULFURIZATION
SULFUR TRIOXIDE
REMOVAL
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTROL
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PEROXIDES
POLLUTION CONTROL
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
WASTES
010800* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Waste Management
500200 - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)