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Title: A gas stream clean-up filter and method for forming same

Patent Application ·
OSTI ID:140525

A gas cleaning filter is formed in-situ within a vessel containing a fluidizable bed of granular material of a relatively large size fraction. A filter membrane provided by a porous metal or ceramic body or such a body supported a perforated screen on one side thereof is coated in-situ with a layer of the granular material from the fluidized bed by serially passing a bed-fluidizing gas stream through the bed of granular material and the membrane. The layer of granular material provides the filtering medium for the combined membrane-granular layer filter. The filter is not blinded by the granular material and provides for the removal of virtually all of the particulates from a process gas stream. The granular material can be at least partially provided by a material capable of chemically reacting with and removing sulfur compounds from the process gas stream. Low level radioactive waste containing organic material may be incinerated in a fluidized bed in communication with the described filter for removing particulates from the gaseous combustion products.

Research Organization:
USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC), WV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A7850478
Application Number:
ON: DE94007333; PAN: 7-850,478
OSTI ID:
140525
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English