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Gas sparging method
Assignee: Chiyoda Corp
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Filing: 1981-07-27
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Granted: 1983-01-11
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Expires: 2001-07-27
Abstract
Abstract This invention is directed to a sparging method wherein efficient gas-liquid contact is obtained without causing sloshing by introducing and dispensing gas into the liquid only through openings in the side wall of a specially designed sparger which has a single row of openings in its side wall around the periphery thereof and an open end, the gas being introduced at a rate such that the distance l between the openings in the side wall and the liquid level on the gas introduction side is within a range represented by the formula: 10 mm<l<(L-10) mm wherein L stands for the distance, which is at least 50 mm, between the openings in the side wall of the sparger and the open bottom.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Yanagiako
- 👤 Toshio Kanai
- 👤 Yoshio Kogawa
- 👤 Michihiro Yoshida
- 👤 Zenji Mashino
- 👤 Shin-ichi Shimizu
- 👤 Teruo Sugiya
- 👤 Masaki Onozaki
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-02 19:35
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/48; B01D53/52; B01D53/54; B01D53/58; B01D53/60; B01D53/68; B01F; B01F23/00; B01F23/20; B01F23/23; B01F23/231; B01F23/23105; B01F23/2312; B01F23/23123; B01F23/2366; B01F23/2368; B01F23/231231; B01F23/231232; B01F23/23126; B01F23/231261; B01F23/231265
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
246 words
A gas sparging method comprising introducing an exhaust gas containing SO 2 through a tubular member extend into a vessel, the tubular member having (a) a side wall having only a single peripheral row of openings and (b) an open bottom end, said tubular member extending into a liquid containing a calcium compound, said liquid being contained in the vessel and having a liquid level, the openings in said side wall being below the liquid level, to bring down the level of the liquid in the tubular member to a position below the openings in said side wall, but above the open bottom end of the tubular member, the gas being dispersed in the liquid in the vessel surrounding the tubular member only through the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and without producing sloshing, the distance l between the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and the liquid level in the tubular member below said openings being in a range represented by the formula: 10 mm<l<(L-10) mm wherein L is the distance between the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and the open bottom end of the tubular member and is at least 50 mm, the ratio of the total area of said openings to the cross-sectional area of the tubular member at the position of the openings being 0.01 to 2 and the internal equivalent diameter of the tubular member being 20 to 300 mm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
246 words
A gas sparging method comprising introducing an exhaust gas containing SO 2 through a tubular member extend into a vessel, the tubular member having (a) a side wall having only a single peripheral row of openings and (b) an open bottom end, said tubular member extending into a liquid containing a calcium compound, said liquid being contained in the vessel and having a liquid level, the openings in said side wall being below the liquid level, to bring down the level of the liquid in the tubular member to a position below the openings in said side wall, but above the open bottom end of the tubular member, the gas being dispersed in the liquid in the vessel surrounding the tubular member only through the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and without producing sloshing, the distance l between the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and the liquid level in the tubular member below said openings being in a range represented by the formula: 10 mm<l<(L-10) mm wherein L is the distance between the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and the open bottom end of the tubular member and is at least 50 mm, the ratio of the total area of said openings to the cross-sectional area of the tubular member at the position of the openings being 0.01 to 2 and the internal equivalent diameter of the tubular member being 20 to 300 mm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein a liquid is caused to flow on the inner surface of the tubular member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the distance L is 50 to 500 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein each of the openings in the side wall of the tubular member is 5 to 80 mm in equivalent diameter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the tubular member is divided into a plurality of branches.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
102 words
The method of claim 1 wherein a nozzle having an upper end and an open bottom end is positioned inside the tubular member with: (i) the upper end of the nozzle communicating with the tubular member above the openings in the side wall of the tubular member, and (ii) the bottom end of the nozzle being positioned below the openings in the side wall of the tubular member so that liquid between the tubular member and the nozzle is maintained at a level below the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and above the bottom end of the nozzle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
250 words
A gas sparging method comprising introducing an exhaust gas containing SO 2 into a vessel into which a tubular member extends, the tubular member having (a) a side wall having only a single peripheral row of openings and (b) an open bottom end, said tubular member extending into a liquid containing a calcium compound, said liquid being contained in the vessel and having a liquid level, the openings in said side wall being below the liquid level, to bring down the level of the liquid in the vessel surrounding the tubular member to a position below the openings in said side wall, but above the open bottom end of the tubular member, the gas being dispersed into the liquid in the tubular member only through the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and without producing sloshing, the distance l between the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and the liquid level in the vessel surrounding the tubular member below said openings being in the range represented by the formula: 10 mm<l<(L-10) mm wherein L is the distance between the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and the open bottom end of the tubular member and is at least 50 mm, the ratio of the total area of said openings to the cross-sectional area of the tubular member at the position of the openings being 0.01 to 2 and the internal equivalent diameter of the tubular member being 20 to 300 mm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
250 words
A gas sparging method comprising introducing an exhaust gas containing SO 2 into a vessel into which a tubular member extends, the tubular member having (a) a side wall having only a single peripheral row of openings and (b) an open bottom end, said tubular member extending into a liquid containing a calcium compound, said liquid being contained in the vessel and having a liquid level, the openings in said side wall being below the liquid level, to bring down the level of the liquid in the vessel surrounding the tubular member to a position below the openings in said side wall, but above the open bottom end of the tubular member, the gas being dispersed into the liquid in the tubular member only through the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and without producing sloshing, the distance l between the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and the liquid level in the vessel surrounding the tubular member below said openings being in the range represented by the formula: 10 mm<l<(L-10) mm wherein L is the distance between the openings in the side wall of the tubular member and the open bottom end of the tubular member and is at least 50 mm, the ratio of the total area of said openings to the cross-sectional area of the tubular member at the position of the openings being 0.01 to 2 and the internal equivalent diameter of the tubular member being 20 to 300 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 7 wherein a liquid is caused to flow on the outer surface of the tubular member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the distance L is 50 to 500 mm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 7 wherein each of the openings in the side wall of the tubular member is 5 to 80 mm in equivalent diameter.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the tubular member is divided into a plurality of branches.
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