Sorbent life cycle testing fluidized-bed copper oxide process
The Fluidized-Bed Copper Oxide process is a promising new technology being developed to simultaneously remove sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide contaminants from the flue gas of coal-fired utility boilers. This dry and regenerable process uses a copper oxide sorbent in a fluidized-bed reactor. Contaminants are removed in a relatively simple fashion without generating waste material. The Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center (PETC) of the US Department of Energy has demonstrated the technical and economic potential of the Fluidized-Bed Copper Oxide process through several stages of bench and pilot plant testing. UOP Inc. has continued this effort in a testing program completed with a 100 SCFM Life-Cycle Test unit. During this testing, UOP ''confirmed'' that the process is capable of simultaneously removing 90 vol % of the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide contaminants from coal-derived flue gas. 7 refs., 8 figs., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- UOP, Inc., Des Plaines, IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC22-85PC81004
- OSTI ID:
- 6641081
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-880326-2; ON: TI89003881
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 4. integrated environmental control symposium, Washington, DC, USA, 2 Mar 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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