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Process for flue gas desulfurization or nitrogen oxide removal using a magnetically stabilized fluid cross-flow contactor
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1979-07-31
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Granted: 1981-03-10
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Expires: 1999-07-31
Abstract
Abstract A process for flue gas desulfurization or nitrogen oxide removal in a fluid using a magnetically stabilized fluid cross-flow contactor of the panel or radial reactor type wherein ferromagnetic bed solids are structured or stabilized by the action of a magnetic field.
Inventors
- 👤 Vincent Siminski
- 👤 Martin O. Gernand
- 👤 Francis X. Mayer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:53
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/18; B01J8/24; B01J8/42; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/30; B01D46/32; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/06; B01D53/08; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/48; B01F; B01F33/00; B01F33/45; B01F33/451; B01J8/02; B01J8/0207; B01J8/08; B01J8/12; B01D2251/00; B01D2251/40; B01D2251/404; B01D2251/60; B01D2251/602; B01D2253/00; B01D2253/10; B01D2253/104; B01D2253/112; B01D2253/1124; B01D2253/25; B01D2253/30; B01D2253/302; B01D2253/304; B01D2253/306; B01D2257/00; B01D2257/30; B01D2257/302; B01D2257/40; B01D2257/404; B01D2258/00; B01D2258/02; B01D2258/0283; B01D2259/00; B01D2259/40; B01D2259/40011; B01D2259/40077; B01D2259/40081; B01D2259/40083; B01D2259/40088; B01D2259/4009
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A process for flue gas desulfurization or nitrogen oxide removal, said process comprising the steps: (a) continuously introducing and removing a bed of solids through at least one porous chamber in a descending manner or direction, said bed of solids comprising a plurality composition capable of accepting sulfur oxide and/or nitrogen oxide; (b) structuring and controlling the porosity in said bed by applying a magnetic field to said bed in a manner such that the magnetic field is substantially colinear with the external force field within said chamber; (c) passing a gas containing sulfur oxides and/or nitrogen oxides through said descending bed of solids in a manner such that it has a velocity component substantially perpendicular to the external force field and the applied magnetic field within said chamber and withdrawing a gaseous stream substantially free of sulfur oxides and/or nitrogen oxides.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A process for flue gas desulfurization or nitrogen oxide removal, said process comprising the steps: (a) continuously introducing and removing a bed of solids through at least one porous chamber in a descending manner or direction, said bed of solids comprising a plurality composition capable of accepting sulfur oxide and/or nitrogen oxide; (b) structuring and controlling the porosity in said bed by applying a magnetic field to said bed in a manner such that the magnetic field is substantially colinear with the external force field within said chamber; (c) passing a gas containing sulfur oxides and/or nitrogen oxides through said descending bed of solids in a manner such that it has a velocity component substantially perpendicular to the external force field and the applied magnetic field within said chamber and withdrawing a gaseous stream substantially free of sulfur oxides and/or nitrogen oxides.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the particles are continuously withdrawn and recharged into said chamber in a periodic manner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said acceptor composition capable of accepting sulfur oxides is copper or a copper compound or mixtures thereof supported on a particulate carrier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said contacting takes place at temperatures ranging from about 300° to about 500° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
124 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the magnetizable particles including the acceptor composition capable of accepting sulfur oxides are continuously withdrawn from the magnetically stabilized cross-flow bed into a first regenerator zone wherein the magnetizable particles including the acceptor composition loaded with both accepted sulfur oxides and particulate matter is stripped of particulate matter, separating the sulfur oxides from the acceptor composition of the first zone by contacting the acceptor composition with a reducing gas in a second regenerator zone whereby the sulfur oxides bound to the acceptor are released as SO 2 gas, and returning the magnetizable particles including the acceptor composition product of the second zone into said magnetically stabilized cross-flow bed with said gaseous stream containing sulfur oxides and particulate matter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the superficial gas velocity of the gaseous stream at the face of the magnetically stabilized cross-flow bed ranges from 0.5 to about 9 ft./sec.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the magnetizable particles and acceptor composition are a composite of magnetizable material and nonmagnetizable material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
92 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said process is employed in combination with a combined cycle electric power generating process wherein said gaseous stream containing entrained particulates and sulfur oxides is supplied by a combustor which supplies high temperature gases containing entrained particulates and sulfur oxides to said magnetically stabilized cross-flow bed and said high temperature treated gas substantially free of particulates and sulfur oxides is transported to a gas turbine to drive said gas turbine, and said gas turbine drives a compressor which compresses air to be delivered to said combustor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the temperature of the combusted gas ranges up to 1800° F., is passed through the contactor at a superficial velocity at a range from about 1-10 ft./sec. and at a pressure ranging from 0-500 psig.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 8 wherein the magnetizable particles are continuously transported, in a descending manner by means of gravitational forces, through said bed and returned to an upper portion of said bed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The proces of claim 10 wherein said solids flow rate ranging from 0.2-2 inches/min. and the applied magnetic field ranges from 50-1000 oersteds.
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