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Process for simultaneous removal of SO/sub 2/ and NO/sub x/ from gas streams

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OSTI ID:6862280
A process is described for simultaneous removal of SO/sub 2/ and NO/sub x/ from a gas stream comprising: a. flowing the gas stream to a spray dryer and absorbing a portion of the SO/sub 2/ content of the gas stream and a portion of the NO/sub x/ content of the gas stream with ZnO by contacting the gas stream with a spray of an aqueous ZnO slurry; b. controlling the gas outlet temperature of the spray dryer to within the range of a 0/sup 0/ to 125/sup 0/F approach to the adiabatic saturation temperature; c. flowing the gas, unreacted ZnO and ZnO with absorbed SO/sub 2/ and NO/sub x/ from the spray dryer to a fabric filter and collecting any solids therein and absorbing a portion of the SO/sub 2/ remaining in the gas stream and a portion of the NO/sub x/ remaining in the gas stream with ZnO; and d. controlling the ZnO content of the aqueous slurry so that sufficient unreacted ZnO is present in the solids collected in the fabric filter to react with SO/sub 2/ an NO/sub x/ as the gas passes through the fabric filter whereby the overall feed ratio of ZnO to SO/sub 2/ plus NO/sub x/ is about 1.0 to 4.0 moles of ZnO per mole of SO/sub 2/ and about 0.5 to 2.0 moles of ZnO per mole of NO/sub x/.
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH
Patent Number(s):
US 4640825
OSTI ID:
6862280
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English