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Title: Flue gas desulfurization method and apparatus

Abstract

A combined furnace limestone injection and dry scrubber flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system collects solids from the flue gas stream in first particulate collection device located downstream of an outlet of a convection pass of the furnace and upstream of the dry scrubber. The collected solids are diverted to the dry scrubber feed slurry preparation system to increase sulfur oxide species removal efficiency and sorbent utilization. The level of lime in the feed slurry provided to the dry scrubber is thus increased, which enhances removal of sulfur oxide species in the dry scrubber. The decreased particulate loading to the dry scrubber helps maintain a desired degree of free moisture in the flue gas stream entering the dry scrubber, which enhances sulfur oxide species removal both in the dry scrubber and downstream particulate collector, normally a baghouse.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Canfield, OH
  2. Washington Township, OH
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Babcock and Wilcox Co
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
871867
Patent Number(s):
5814288
Application Number:
08/669762
Assignee:
McDermott Technology, Inc. (New Orleans, LA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
DOE Contract Number:  
AC22-92PC92160
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
flue; gas; desulfurization; method; apparatus; combined; furnace; limestone; injection; dry; scrubber; fgd; collects; solids; stream; particulate; collection; device; located; downstream; outlet; convection; pass; upstream; collected; diverted; feed; slurry; preparation; increase; sulfur; oxide; species; removal; efficiency; sorbent; utilization; level; lime; provided; increased; enhances; decreased; loading; helps; maintain; desired; degree; free; moisture; entering; collector; normally; baghouse; oxide species; particulate collector; located downstream; gas desulfurization; sulfur oxide; collection device; dry scrubber; feed slurry; gas stream; flue gas; sorbent utilization; scrubber flue; slurry preparation; stream entering; removal efficiency; device located; desired degree; free moisture; combined furnace; collects solids; particulate collection; furnace limestone; desulfurization method; limestone injection; /423/110/

Citation Formats

Madden, Deborah A, and Farthing, George A. Flue gas desulfurization method and apparatus. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Madden, Deborah A, & Farthing, George A. Flue gas desulfurization method and apparatus. United States.
Madden, Deborah A, and Farthing, George A. Tue . "Flue gas desulfurization method and apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871867.
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title = {Flue gas desulfurization method and apparatus},
author = {Madden, Deborah A and Farthing, George A},
abstractNote = {A combined furnace limestone injection and dry scrubber flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system collects solids from the flue gas stream in first particulate collection device located downstream of an outlet of a convection pass of the furnace and upstream of the dry scrubber. The collected solids are diverted to the dry scrubber feed slurry preparation system to increase sulfur oxide species removal efficiency and sorbent utilization. The level of lime in the feed slurry provided to the dry scrubber is thus increased, which enhances removal of sulfur oxide species in the dry scrubber. The decreased particulate loading to the dry scrubber helps maintain a desired degree of free moisture in the flue gas stream entering the dry scrubber, which enhances sulfur oxide species removal both in the dry scrubber and downstream particulate collector, normally a baghouse.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1998},
month = {9}
}

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