Method of burning sulfur-containing fuels in a fluidized bed boiler

Title: Method of burning sulfur-containing fuels in a fluidized bed boiler

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A method of burning a sulfur-containing fuel in a fluidized bed of sulfur oxide sorbent wherein the overall utilization of sulfur oxide sorbent is increased by comminuting the bed drain solids to a smaller average particle size, preferably on the order of 50 microns, and reinjecting the comminuted bed drain solids into the bed. In comminuting the bed drain solids, particles of spent sulfur sorbent contained therein are fractured thereby exposing unreacted sorbent surface. Upon reinjecting the comminuted bed drain solids into the bed, the newly-exposed unreacted sorbent surface is available for sulfur oxide sorption, thereby increasing overall sorbent utilization.

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Jones, Brian C ^[1]

Windsor, CT

Publication Date:: 1982-01-01

Research Org.:: Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, CT (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864204

Patent Number(s):: US 4329324

Assignee:: Combustion Engineering, Inc. (Windsor, CT)

DOE Contract Number:: EX-76-C-01-2473

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; burning; sulfur-containing; fuels; fluidized; bed; boiler; fuel; sulfur; oxide; sorbent; overall; utilization; increased; comminuting; drain; solids; average; particle; size; preferably; 50; microns; reinjecting; comminuted; particles; spent; contained; therein; fractured; exposing; unreacted; surface; newly-exposed; available; sorption; increasing; sulfur sorbent; bed drain; oxide sorbent; containing fuel; sulfur oxide; fluidized bed; particle size; contained therein; bed boiler; average particle; sorbent utilization; sulfur-containing fuel; /423/110/

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