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Process for removing oxides of nitrogen and sulfur from exhaust gases
Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1975-04-03
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Granted: 1977-02-22
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Expires: 1995-04-03
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a process for wet-treating an exhaust gas which comprises simultaneously removing a nitrogen oxide (NO x ) and a sulfur oxide (SO x ) from an exhaust gas containing these oxides by treating exhaust gas containing oxides of nitrogen and sulfur with a lime or limestone slurry containing alkali metal or alkaline earth metal iodide.
Inventors
- 👤 Masumi Atsukawa
- 👤 Naoharu Shinoda
- 👤 Kenji Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:26
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
A process for removing oxides of nitrogen and of sulfur from exhaust gases, comprising washing exhaust gases containing the oxides of nitrogen and of sulfur with a slurry of lime or limestone, which slurry contains a alkali metal iodide or an alkaline earth metal iodide to convert the nitrogen oxide to nitrogen gas and the sulfur oxide to gypsum.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
A process for removing oxides of nitrogen and of sulfur from exhaust gases, comprising washing exhaust gases containing the oxides of nitrogen and of sulfur with a slurry of lime or limestone, which slurry contains a alkali metal iodide or an alkaline earth metal iodide to convert the nitrogen oxide to nitrogen gas and the sulfur oxide to gypsum.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1, which consists essentially of oxidizing the nitrogen oxide to NO 2 in the exhaust gas which contains the oxides of nitrogen and of sulfur, prior to undertaking said step of washing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The process of claim 1, which includes the further step of extracting the slurry after undertaking said step of washing to separate solid material from the liquid, and recycling the separated liquid which contains said iodide to form a part of the slurry of said washing step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said exhaust gas is cooled to below 90° C, prior to undertaking said washing step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the exhaust gas comprises oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-02-22 | 1980-08-23 | 1981-02-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-02-22 | 1984-08-23 | 1985-02-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-02-22 | 1988-08-23 | 1989-02-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |