Method of removing oxides of sulfur and oxides of nitrogen from exhaust gases
Abstract
A continuous method is presented for removing both oxides of sulfur and oxides of nitrogen from combustion or exhaust gases with the regeneration of the absorbent. Exhaust gas is cleaned of particulates and HCl by a water scrub prior to contact with a liquid absorbent that includes an aqueous solution of bisulfite and sulfite ions along with a metal chelate, such as, an iron or zinc aminopolycarboxylic acid. Following contact with the combustion gases the spent absorbent is subjected to electrodialysis to transfer bisulfite ions into a sulfuric acid solution while splitting water with hydroxide and hydrogen ion migration to equalize electrical charge. The electrodialysis stack includes alternate layers of anion selective and bipolar membranes. Oxides of nitrogen are removed from the liquid absorbent by air stripping at an elevated temperature and the regenerated liquid absorbent is returned to contact with exhaust gases for removal of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides.
- Inventors:
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- Bethel Park, PA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- USDOE Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center (PETC), PA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866005
- Patent Number(s):
- 4615780
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02A - TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; removing; oxides; sulfur; nitrogen; exhaust; gases; continuous; combustion; regeneration; absorbent; gas; cleaned; particulates; hcl; water; scrub; prior; contact; liquid; aqueous; solution; bisulfite; sulfite; metal; chelate; iron; zinc; aminopolycarboxylic; acid; following; spent; subjected; electrodialysis; transfer; sulfuric; splitting; hydroxide; hydrogen; migration; equalize; electrical; charge; stack; alternate; layers; anion; selective; bipolar; membranes; removed; air; stripping; elevated; temperature; regenerated; returned; removal; liquid absorbent; nitrogen oxide; electrical charge; sulfur oxide; sulfur oxides; alternate layers; acid solution; nitrogen oxides; exhaust gases; aqueous solution; elevated temperature; sulfuric acid; combustion gases; carboxylic acid; combustion gas; exhaust gas; metal chelate; splitting water; removing oxide; removing oxides; continuous method; aminopolycarboxylic acid; /204/423/
Citation Formats
Walker, Richard J. Method of removing oxides of sulfur and oxides of nitrogen from exhaust gases. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Walker, Richard J. Method of removing oxides of sulfur and oxides of nitrogen from exhaust gases. United States.
Walker, Richard J. Wed .
"Method of removing oxides of sulfur and oxides of nitrogen from exhaust gases". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866005.
@article{osti_866005,
title = {Method of removing oxides of sulfur and oxides of nitrogen from exhaust gases},
author = {Walker, Richard J},
abstractNote = {A continuous method is presented for removing both oxides of sulfur and oxides of nitrogen from combustion or exhaust gases with the regeneration of the absorbent. Exhaust gas is cleaned of particulates and HCl by a water scrub prior to contact with a liquid absorbent that includes an aqueous solution of bisulfite and sulfite ions along with a metal chelate, such as, an iron or zinc aminopolycarboxylic acid. Following contact with the combustion gases the spent absorbent is subjected to electrodialysis to transfer bisulfite ions into a sulfuric acid solution while splitting water with hydroxide and hydrogen ion migration to equalize electrical charge. The electrodialysis stack includes alternate layers of anion selective and bipolar membranes. Oxides of nitrogen are removed from the liquid absorbent by air stripping at an elevated temperature and the regenerated liquid absorbent is returned to contact with exhaust gases for removal of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1986},
month = {1}
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