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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147784 | Combined waste gas treatment of waste gas streams containing ammonia and nitrogen oxides in industrial plants Combined removal of both ammonia from an ammonia-containing waste gas and nitrogen oxides from a nitrogen oxide-containing waste gas in a combined ammonia/urea synthesis plant is accomplished by mixing the gases and employing one or both of selective non-catalytic r... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8021635 | Combustion furnace humidification devices, systems and methods An injection device for humidifying a reactor space and injecting and dispersing reagents into the humidified reactor space, including an exterior injection duct for high-velocity gas injection and at least one interior injector for reagent and humidifying agent inj... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7998444 | Method of reducing nitrogen oxides in a gas stream with vaporized ammonia The present invention is a method for selective reduction of nitrogen oxides in a gas stream with ammonia wherein the ammonia is vaporized prior to contacting it with the carrying fluid. The present invention also comprises a reducing agent dispersion system for use... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7959884 | Apparatus for purifying air and purifying method thereof An air purifying apparatus includes an air flow generating device for generating a flow of air, a nozzle spraying water to the air flowing through the air flow generating device, a plasma module performing a plasma reaction on the air containing the water sprayed fr... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7901647 | Enhancement of conventional SCR and SNCR processes with ammonia destruction catalyst An apparatus and method for achieving increased NOx removal efficiency from an emissions control portion of a fossil fuel fired boiler while controlling ammonia slip provides excess levels of ammonia above those levels conventionally employed in SCR and/o... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7790128 | Hydrogen peroxide catalytic decomposition Nitric oxide in a gaseous stream is converted to nitrogen dioxide using oxidizing species generated through the use of concentrated hydrogen peroxide fed as a monopropellant into a catalyzed thruster assembly. The hydrogen peroxide is preferably stored at stable con... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780934 | Method and system for reducing ammonia slip after selective reduction of NOx A process is described that removes by chemical oxidation the excess ammonia (NH3) gas from flue gases that have been subjected to selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) by a... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780935 | Method for controlling NOemissions in the FCCU A process for the reduction of NOx emissions from a regeneration zone during a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process are disclosed. The process comprises contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with a circulating inventory of an FCC cracking catalyst and a NO... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7767177 | Device permitting the reduction of NOX emissions from FCC fumes The present invention describes a new device which permits a reduction of NOx emissions contained in the fumes from FCC regenerators. The device consists essentially of a conveyance conduit which connects the two regeneration stages and which has an outlet opening i... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7754172 | Method for isolating NO The present invention relates to a process for purifying a gas mixture G-0 comprising dinitrogen monoxide, at least comprising the absorption of the gas mixture G-0 in an organic solvent, subsequent desorption of a gas mixture G-1 from the laden organic solvent, abs... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7700058 | Process for denitration of exhaust gas A denitration process for removing nitrogen oxides contained in low-temperature exhaust gas at a high denitration rate; namely, a denitration process for reductively removing nitrogen oxides contained in an exhaust gas (x) containing nitrogen monoxide and sulfur dio... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7691350 | Method of removing ammonia from fly ash and fly ash composition produced thereby A method of treating fly ash and fly ash treated thereby, the method involving contacting ammonia-laden fly ash with an organic base-containing treatment composition, where the organic base causes the ammonia within the fly ash to evolve from the fly ash. The treatm... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7569200 | Method for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions The present invention relates to a method for reducing nitrogen oxide emissions in combustion. Fuel is combusted in a first zone, whereby nitrogen oxides are generated. Supplementary fuel is fed in another zone under reducing conditions. At the same time, the temper... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7566431 | Method for the treatment of combustion flue gas A method for the removal of nitrogen oxides contained in combustion flue gas through treatment with gaseous ammonia, in which the gaseous ammonia is generated in situ by hydrolysis reaction of an aqueous urea solution (L4) whereby the ammonia generated by the... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7537743 | Method for in-furnace regulation of SOin catalytic NOx reducing systems A method of controlling SO3 flue gas concentration in a combustion process utilizing a SCR using a sulfurous fuel, the method steps including: providing a combustion system with low NOx burners and SCR; partially combusting the fuel in a first stage to cr... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7498009 | Controlled spectrum ultraviolet radiation pollution control process A method for reducing or substantially eliminating oxides of nitrogen from an effluent gas stream, that includes providing a source of ultraviolet radiation with a precise wavelength, adding ammonia or an ammonia based reagent to the effluent stream, upstream of the... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7485276 | Method for the removal of Noand NO from the tail gas in nitric acid production A process is described for reducing the NOx concentration and N2O concentration from the residual gas from nitric acid production. The process encompasses the passing of the residual gas leaving the absorption column, prior to entry into the re... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7470412 | Reduction of CO and NOx in regenerator flue gas A hot oxygen stream is fed into a catalyst regenerator flue gas stream that contains carbon monoxide to remove carbon monoxide. NOx precursors such as NH3 and HCN are converted into N2 and if NOx is present in the flue gas stream the addition o... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7455819 | Apparatus for simultaneous dry desulfurization/denitrification It is an high efficiency and low cost apparatus for simultaneous dry desulfurization and denitration (10), capable of simultaneous oxidation of nitrogen monoxide and sulfur dioxide by chain reaction with OH radical, provided with an OH radical supplying unit ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455820 | Process for removing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from flue gas using chlorine dioxide Disclosed herein is a process for removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from flue gas using chlorine dioxide (ClO2). In the process, chlorine dioxide is allowed to react with flue gas in an alkaline solution so as t... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7438878 | Selective catalytic reduction of NO A gas stream containing nitrous oxide and ammonia is contacted with a catalyst composition containing a zeolite. N2O is reduced to N2 and H2O at low temperatures in a highly efficient manner. Ammonia-mediated reduction of nitrous oxi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435400 | Optimizing post-combustion nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide reductions and improving combustion efficiency in coal fired boilers A method for increasing the nitrogen oxide emissions by either removing or modifying fuel rich nitrogen oxide (NOx) reduction processes thereby improving combustion efficiencies especially with low volatile low sulfur coals, and remove unburned carbon, re... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431906 | Selective catalytic reduction A process for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides with ammonia in a lean-mix exhaust gas from a combustion process operated with a first, lean-mix air/fuel mixture, wherein the ammonia required for selective reduction is obtained from a second, rich... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7416716 | Purification of carbon dioxide SO2 and/or NOx are removed from gaseous CO2 at elevated pressure(s) in the presence of molecular oxygen and water and, when SO2 is to be removed, NOx, to convert SO2 to sulfuric acid and/or NOx | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416582 | Method and apparatus for NO and Hg removal A cyclic process for the removal of NOx from a NOx containing feed gas, and optionally removal mercury vapour and/or sulfur dioxide is provided. A process is also provided by which an iron chelate absorbent may be thermally regenerated. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7404939 | Mercury removal sorbent A sorbent composition comprising a vanadium compound and a TiO2 support material is disclosed. Methods of making and using the composition to remove heavy metals or heavy metal containing compounds from a fluid stream are also provided. Such methods are p... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404938 | Emission control system Methods and apparatus utilizing hydrogen peroxide are useful to reduce NOx, SOx and mercury (or other heavy metal) emissions from combustion flue gas streams. Continuous concentration of hydrogen peroxide to levels approaching or exceeding propellant-grade hydrogen ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404940 | Method for flue-gas reduction of pollutants in combustion processes Systems and methods for reduction of pollutants in combustion processes using combined rotating opposed fired air (ROFA) and fuel injection sorbents (FSI) for increased chemical reactivity. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7384615 | Method oil shale pollutant sorption/NOreburning multi-pollutant control A method of decreasing pollutants produced in a combustion process. The method comprises combusting coal in a combustion chamber to produce at least one pollutant selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen-containing pollutant, sulfuric acid, sulfur trioxide, ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384616 | Waste gas treatment process including removal of mercury A process for removing contaminants from a waste gas stream comprises treating the waste gas stream to remove at least one of SO2 and NOx and to obtain a lean stream having a reduced level of at least one of SO2 and NOx an... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374735 | Method for nitrogen oxide reduction in flue gas A method of decreasing the concentration of nitrogen oxides in a combustion gas flowing through a vessel including the steps of: generating a flue gas in a combustion zone of the vessel, the flue gas containing nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide; providing overfire... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374736 | Method to reduce flue gas NOx A method of decreasing the concentration of nitrogen oxides in a combustion flue gas in which a nitrogen reducing agent is introduced together with the overfire air to mixes with the products of primary combustion along with the overfire air. The nitrogen agent redu... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371313 | On-site generation, purification, and distribution of ultra-pure anhydrous ammonia A system and method for generating, purifying, and using ultra-pure ammonia on-site, such as at a semiconductor manufacturing facility. The system includes an ammonia generation system configured to generate ammonia including carbon dioxide, water, and other impurit... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368094 | Plasma-assisted NOreduction Ozone, preferably produced in an ambient air stream passed through a non-thermal hyperplasma reactor, is added to the hot exhaust gas stream from a lean-burn (oxygen-rich) combustion source. The ozone converts much of the NO in the NOx containing exhaust ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368090 | FCC spent catalyst distributor An distributor arrangement introduces spent FCC catalyst more uniformly across the dense bed of the regenerator to provide more even contact with regeneration gas in order to avoid hot spots and zones of incomplete combustion. The invention forms a fluidized hopper ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363867 | Method and apparatus for adding reducing agent to secondary overfire air stream A combustion boiler for burning fuel and producing heat to generate steam. A method of minimizing discharging of nitrogen oxides from a combustion boiler comprising the steps of spraying a reducing agent into an overfire air stream and supplying the overfire air str... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361319 | Mixed metal oxide sorbents The present invention is directed to methods for reducing SOx, NOx, and CO emissions from a fluid stream comprising contacting said fluid stream with a compound comprising magnesium and aluminum and having an X-ray diffraction pattern displaying at least a reflectio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361321 | Exhaust stream treatment A method comprises injecting a reductant stream comprising a hydrocarbon reductant and water into an exhaust chamber comprising a nitrogen oxide-containing exhaust stream; contacting a composition comprising the reductant stream and exhaust stream with a catalyst; a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361209 | Apparatus and process for preparing sorbents for mercury control at the point of use A system for treating a contaminated gas stream is provided that includes a comminution device 204 operable to effect size reduction of a plurality of sorbent particles and form a plurality of comminuted particles, a plurality of nozzles 224 distribute... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357903 | Method for reducing NOx during combustion of coal in a burner An organically complexed nanocatalyst composition is applied to or mixed with coal prior to or upon introducing the coal into a coal burner in order to catalyze the removal of coal nitrogen from the coal and its conversion into nitrogen gas prior to combustion of th... | 04/15/2008 |
