Microbial removal of no.sub.x from gases

Title: Microbial removal of no.sub.x from gases

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Disclosed is a process by which a gas containing nitric oxide is contacted with an anaerobic microbial culture of denitrifying bacteria to effect the chemical reduction of the nitric oxide to elemental nitrogen. The process is particularly suited to the removal of nitric oxide from flue gas streams and gas streams from nitric acid plants. Thiobacillus dentrificians as well as other bacteria are disclosed for use in the process.

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Sublette, Kerry L. ^[1]

(Tulsa, OK)

Issue Date:: 1991-01-01

Research Org.:: University of Tulsa

OSTI Identifier:: 868108

Patent Number(s):: 5077208

Assignee:: ABB Environmental Services Inc. (Windsor, CT) NETL

DOE Contract Number:: FG22-88PC88945

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: microbial; removal; gases; disclosed; process; gas; containing; nitric; oxide; contacted; anaerobic; culture; denitrifying; bacteria; effect; chemical; reduction; elemental; nitrogen; particularly; suited; flue; streams; acid; plants; thiobacillus; dentrificians; particularly suited; gas containing; nitric acid; gas stream; gas streams; flue gas; nitric oxide; anaerobic microbial; denitrifying bacteria; chemical reduction; elemental nitrogen; /435/

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