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Title: Process using two-stage boiler injection for reduction of nitrogen

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5976280

A method is described for reducing NO[sub x] in combustion effluent gases consisting essentially of two injection steps, the injection steps comprising: (a) injecting one or more NHi precursor materials selected from the group consisting of ammonia, urea, cyanuric acid, biuret, triuret, ammelide, or mixtures thereof, in the absence of peroxyl initiator materials, into a flue gas in a first injection zone, wherein the flue gas has a temperature of from about 1,450 F to about 1,900 F, to thereby reduce a portion of the NO to N[sub 2]; and (b) injecting one or more hydrocarbon peroxyl initiator materials selected from the group consisting of propane, benzene, ethane, ethylene, n-butane, n-octane, methane, methanol, isobutane, pentane, acetylene, methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, acetone, glacial acetic acid, ethyl ether, propyl alcohol, nitrobenzyl alcohol, methylethylketone, propylene, toluene, formaldehyde, camphor, ether and glycol, or mixtures thereof, in the absence of NHi precursor materials, into the flue gas in a second injection zone, wherein the flue gas contains NO and NH[sub 3] from the first injection zone and is at a temperature of less than about 1,400 F, to thereby reduce ammonia slippage and oxidize residual NO to NO[sub 2].

Assignee:
Noell, Inc., Herdon, VA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5240689; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-769588
OSTI ID:
5976280
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2 Oct 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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