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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057576 | Enhanced adsorbents and methods for mercury removal A flue gas adsorbent and method for making an adsorbent for mercury capture are disclosed. The adsorbent comprises an admixture of an adsorptive material and an additive that have been physically combined thereby eliminating the need for traditional impregnation. A ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7867321 | Process for disengaging solid and gaseous particles in FCC processes with reduced coke formation in disengager vessels An improved cyclone system for disengaging solid and gaseous particles in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processes with reduced coke formation in disengager vessels, without favoring release of the disengaged catalyst into cyclones in subsequent stages, said system ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7815717 | Method and apparatus for renewing gas-entry faces of a panel for gas and granular material contacting There is provided an improved method and apparatus for renewal of a plurality of faces across which gas enters a panel of a granular material. The panel is for contacting the gas and granular material with each other to effect physical or chemical treatment of at le... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7387662 | Method and device for separating gaseous pollutants from hot process gases by absorption and a mixer for moistening particulate dust In a method of separating gaseous pollutants from hot process gases, the process gases are passed through a contact reactor (22), in which an absorbent material in a moistened state is introduced to convert the gaseous pollutants into separable dust. The dust... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7323036 | Maximizing regulatory credits in controlling air pollution A controller directs the operation of an air pollution control (APC) system having one or more controllable operating parameters and a defined operating limit representing a regulatory limit on an allowed amount of pollutant to be emitted by the APC system. An inter... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7163670 | Membrane for hydrogen recovery from streams containing hydrogen sulfide A membrane for hydrogen recovery from streams containing hydrogen sulfide is provided. The membrane comprises a substrate, a hydrogen permeable first membrane layer deposited on the substrate, and a second membrane layer deposited on the first layer. The second laye... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7138094 | Reactor for catalytic treatment of a particle-containing gas An up-flow reactor for the catalytic treatment of particle containing gas comprising at least one fixed catalytic bed; at least one drain pipe located upstream of the fixed catalytic bed, the drain pipe disposed within the reactor and a dust rectifier located downst... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6960548 | Method for regenerating used absorbents derived from treatment of thermal generator fumes Process and device for regeneration of a used absorbent from a desulfurization zone or from the desulfurization of a gas containing sulfur oxides, comprising regeneration simultaneously with filtering of the absorbent, in a reducing atmosphere, wherein partial combu... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955707 | Method of recycling fluorine using an adsorption purification process A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing fluorine by providing a contained fluorine precursor source located proximate to or remotely from an adsorbent bed, optionally in a replaceable unit that may be a replaceable module comprising both the fluorine sourc... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942842 | Process for the desulfurization of CO gas The present invention provides a process for the preparation of carbon monoxide gas (CO gas) that is free of sulfur compounds to the greatest possible extent and a process to use that gas in chemical syntheses, for example, for the synthesis of phosgene from carbon ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6406524 | Plant for removing fluor containing waste gases A decentralized cleaning plant for dry cleaning by removing fluorine containing waste gases from a reduction process in several electrolytic cells for aluminum, comprising: a storing place for aluminum oxide; a transportation system to distribute aluminum... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6375715 | Procedure and device for fast separation of solid particles and gaseous fluids and their use A receptacle (14) open in its upper part into which opens a conduit (13), is inserted between a device (11) for fast extraction and the stripping zone (18). The receptacle (14) consists at its base of at least one diffuser (15) fed in fluidization gas and... | 04/23/2002 |
| 5854173 | Flake shaped sorbent particle for removing vapor phase contaminants from a gas stream and method for manufacturing same A method for removing vapor phase contaminants from a gas stream. Sorbent particles are injected into the gas stream to react with vapor phase contaminants in the gas stream. Each sorbent particle is made from a support particle of a material coated with ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5730781 | Regeneration process and plant for absorbents used for processing combustion products in thermal boilers According to the invention, regeneration is performed by filtering and by regenerating simultaneously the used absorbent; two stages are carried out for the regeneration: one, which is a rough stage, is performed in the presence of a regeneration gas; the... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5607649 | Method and apparatus for processing a particulate material in a fluidized bed chamber An apparatus for processing a particulate material containing an inflammable component, such as ethanol or another solvent, comprises a fluidized bed chamber with a perforated bed plate arranged therein. The particulate material may be fluidized on the be... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5578102 | Method for batch preheating and pollution abatement in glass manufacture A method and apparatus for glass manufacture is described having batch preheating and reduced pollution emission. The apparatus includes two modules containing pelletized glass and/or cullet. One module functions as a pelletized glass preheater, and the o... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5529591 | Reverse flow separator Catalyst and hydrocarbon vapors are separated in separator-stripper vessel by a reverse flow separator assembly in a top portion of the separator vessel. The separator assembly contains a shrouded eductor where the particles and gas enter the eductor, and... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5500195 | Method for reducing gaseous emission of halogen compounds in a fluidized bed reactor A method for reducing gaseous emission of halogen compounds in a fluidized bed reactor in which the fine particles entrained in flue gases are used to form a temporary layer of particles on the baghouse filter to absorb halogen gases.... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5464597 | Method for cleaning and cooling synthesized gas A method and apparatus for treating gas introduced into a vessel containing a particulate material at a temperature less than that of the gas in a manner so that said material reduces the temperature of the gas and the gas entrains at least a portion of t... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5370850 | Process for catalytically reducing nitrogen oxides in combustion exhaust gases A combustion exhaust gas which is to be dedusted and denitrated is mixed with NH3 and at temperatures in the range of about 250° to 600° C. is passed through a fluidized bed. The fluidized bed contains a denitrating catalyst, which contains F... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5330562 | Fluidized bed scrubber for use in gas cleaning system A fluidized bed scrubber for use in gas cleaning systems, comprising means for introducing a quantity of polluted gas into a first chamber; means for removing a portion of the pollutants from the polluted gas in the first chamber; means for introducing th... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5254516 | Fluidizable zinc titanate materials with high chemical reactivity and attrition resistance Highly durable and chemically reactive zinc titanate materials are prepared in a particle size range of 50 to 400 μm suitable for a fluidized-bed reactor for removing reduced sulfur species in a gaseous form by granulating a mixture of fine zinc oxide an... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5110323 | Process for the return of recovered particulate solids by a cyclone separator to a vessel A process for transferring and regulating the recycle of particulate solids separated from a gas-particulate solids suspension in which an auxiliary vesssel and slanted pipe are provided to transfer and regulate particulate solids flow.... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5064621 | Circulating fluid-bed combustion apparatus A circulating fluid-bed combustion apparatus comprises a fluid-bed combustion chamber having a primary combustion air inlet and secondary combustion air inlet, the primary combustion air inlet arranged at the bottom of the fluid-bed combustion chamber and... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5019137 | Method for cleaning gases containing condensable components Gases containing tar and other condensable components are cleaned by cooling them in a circulating fluidized bed reactor (2) provided with cooling surfaces (8). Into the fluidized bed reactor are led solids separated from the cooled gas in a cyclone separ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4973458 | Fluidized bed system for removing particulate contaminants from a gaseous stream An apparatus and method for removing particulate contaminants, and optionally gaseous contaminants, from a hot gaseous stream where a vessel is provided containing a fluidized bed zone and the gases are passed through the fluidized bed zone containing a f... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4863494 | Air purification apparatus including high temperature regenerated adsorbent particles This disclosure is directed to an air purification bead for removing volatile organic compounds. The preferred form is a divinylbenzene spherical bead sized to pass a 20 mesh to 50 mesh screen. It is formed of not more than 30% and preferable less of divi... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4780113 | Isomobility focusing in a magnetically stabilized fluidized bed The present invention relates to a process for chromatographically concentrating and separating a component of a multi-component feedstream using a magnetically stabilized fluidized bed. More particularly, the present invention concerns an isomobility foc... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4689054 | Process for the removal an disposal of airborne contaminants from paint booths and the like A process is provided for the removal and disposal of airborne contaminants from paint booths and the like. The process includes the steps of passing the effluent air stream from a paint booth through an adsorbent in at least one adsorber. The adsorbent i... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4655796 | Continuous sorption process The sorption process involves combining a simulated countercurrent flow system with a stationary magnetically stabilized fluidized bed to achieve continuous adsorption-desorption to separate components of a feedstream.... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4624789 | Mass transfer into porous granules using stratified semifluidized beds Mass transfer of components from gases or liquids into porous absorbent granular media is carried out by a method using a semifluidized bed in stratified condition. The absorbent medium is composed of both small and large granules. In the stratified bed, ... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4419107 | Mercury filtering apparatus and method Mercury filter for collecting low concentration mercury vapor in gas. Filter has an absorber having a collecting surface of a material that amalgamates readily with mercury, the surface having a reactive tarnish produced by exposure of the plates to avail... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4338477 | Removal of catalyst residues from a gas The invention concerns a process for the removal of catalyst residues from a gas by contacting the gas with particulate mineral oxides. The process of the invention may be applied to the removal of coordination catalyst residues from -olefins recyc... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4324564 | Adsorption beds and method of operation thereof Disclosed is a method of operating adsorption beds of the type which are regenerable with heat and a bed which exploits the method. By altering the timing of the beginning and termination of the adsorption stage, the regeneration stage, and the cooling st... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4283204 | Process for the separation of contaminants from feed streams using magnetic beds The present invention relates to a process for the separation of components or mixtures from feedstreams using magnetically stabilized beds. More particularly, the invention relates to the removal of contaminants from fluid streams in a continuous process... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4276062 | Fluidized bed systems A selected fraction of solid particles having sizes, densities and/or weights in a selected range is separated from a mixture of articles by fluidizing the mixture in a bed using a fluidizing fluid to cause particles including the selected fraction to pas... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4274842 | Method of purifying gas containing gaseous mercury A method of highly efficiently separating preferably low contents of gaseous mercury from a gas mixture, where the gas mixture is caused to contact a solid sorbent consisting of powdered calcium hydroxide, which in an atmosphere containing hydrogen chlori... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4255166 | Process for the removal of particulates entrained in a fluid using a magnetically stabilized fluid cross-flow contactor A process for the removal of particulates entrained in a fluid using a magnetically stabilized fluid cross-flow contactor of the panel or radial reactor type wherein ferro-magnetic bed solids are structured or stabilized by the action of a magnetic field.... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4247987 | Continuous countercurrent fluid-solids contacting process stabilized by a magnetic field The present invention relates to a process for continuous countercurrent contacting with magnetically stabilized fluidized beds. More particularly, the invention relates to the operation of a magnetically stabilized bed with continuous solid addition and ... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4176019 | Process and apparatus for treatment of waste gases In the scrubbing of gases containing sorbable contaminants, particularly the waste gases from reduction cells for electrolytic production of aluminium the waste gas is injected tangentially into the bottom of a cylindrical chamber, from which it is withdr... | 11/27/1979 |
