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Treatment of effluent gases for pollution removal and recovery of valuable products

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6286686
A method is described of treating an effluent gas stream containing atmospheric pollutants including gaseous carbon dioxide and hydrochloric acid along with particulate solids, comprising subjecting said effluent gas stream to cryogenic refrigeration to remove various of said pollutants but leaving said carbon dioxide and hydrochloric acid and nitrogen, oxygen, and said particulate solids in the residual gas stream; subjecting said residual gas stream to centrifugation while freezing said carbon dioxide and occluding said particulate solids therein and while liquefying said hydrochloric acid; withdrawing the hydrochloric acid as a liquid product; withdrawing the frozen carbon dioxide as a solid product; and volatilizing the withdrawn carbon dioxide to free it from the said particulate solids.
Assignee:
IMS; EDB-93-122936
Patent Number(s):
US 5235815; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-810195
OSTI ID:
6286686
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English