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Method of desulfurizing flue gases of coal firings
Assignee: OSTERREICHISCHE DRAUKFTWERKE AG
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Filing: 1982-11-19
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Granted: 1985-05-28
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Expires: 2002-11-19
Abstract
Abstract In a method for desulfurizing flue gas generated in coal combusting plants, the coal is burned in the presence of a dry additive material, such as CaCO optionally in presence of recycled cold flue gas whereby additive material which has not reacted is discharged together with the flue gas from the firing space and is separated together with the ashes in dust filters. The relative moisture of the flue gas is increased before entering the dust filter so that the sulfur compounds in the flue gas react to a greater extent with the additive material in the dust filters. The device for practicing this method comprises a heat exchanger and/or an injection cooler arranged streamup of the flue gas filtering installation.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert Schrofelbauer
- 👤 Gernot Staudinger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-02 20:49
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/48; B01D53/50; B01D53/508; F; F23; F23C; F23C9/00; F23C9/003; F23J; F23J15/00; F23J15/02; F23J15/022; F23J15/025; F23J15/06; F23K; F23K1/00; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E20/00; Y02E20/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of desulfurizing flue gas generated in a coal-combusting installation operating with dry additives selected from the group consisting of calcium oxide and calcium carbonate wherein coal is fired in a combustion chamber in the presence of the dry additives reacting with sulfur oxide components, then the stream of flue gas having normally a temperature of about 150° C. and being laden with ashes and residual additives is discharged from the combustion chamber and supplied to a dust filter where the flue gas is separated from the ashes and residual additives, comprising the step of increasing the relative moisture of the discharged stream before its entry in the filter by cooling the discharged stream to a lower temperature which exceeds the temperature of condensation point of water present in the stream, thus enhancing reaction of sulfur oxide components still present in the flue gas with the residual additives in the filter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of desulfurizing flue gas generated in a coal-combusting installation operating with dry additives selected from the group consisting of calcium oxide and calcium carbonate wherein coal is fired in a combustion chamber in the presence of the dry additives reacting with sulfur oxide components, then the stream of flue gas having normally a temperature of about 150° C. and being laden with ashes and residual additives is discharged from the combustion chamber and supplied to a dust filter where the flue gas is separated from the ashes and residual additives, comprising the step of increasing the relative moisture of the discharged stream before its entry in the filter by cooling the discharged stream to a lower temperature which exceeds the temperature of condensation point of water present in the stream, thus enhancing reaction of sulfur oxide components still present in the flue gas with the residual additives in the filter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein a partial stream of cold recycled flue gas is applied to the combustion chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the relative increase of moisture is accomplished by cooling down the discharged stream by means of a heat exchanger and by spraying water into the discharged stream.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the temperature of the discharged stream is reduced to a value between 50° and 100° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the relative moisture of the discharged flue gas stream is increased to a value between 50% and 100%, preferably between 80% and 100%.
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