Patent References2303318 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 290884 filed on 04/14/1999US Classes:95/149, LIQUID CONTACTING (E.G., SORPTION, SCRUBBING, ETC.)95/230, Inorganic gas, liquid particle, or solid particle sorbed (e.g., vapor, mist, dust, etc.)95/237Organic gas, liquid particle, or solid particle sorbed (e.g., vapor, mist, dust, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Barry, Chester T.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB01D 047/00Foreign Application Priority Data1998-04-20 DEAbstractThe invention relates to methods for removing gaseous contaminants and aerosols from a vapor-saturated gas stream, in which method a gas stream containinga) at least one gaseous contaminant which is soluble in a scrubbing liquid, with or without salt formation, andb) at least one aerosol with a particle size from 0.01 to 10 μm,is brought into contact, in a scrubber column, with a scrubbing liquid, the temperature of which is lower by at least 2° C. than the temperature of the gas stream, resulting in the formation of a vapor phase, the degree of saturation S of which is greater than 1, and in the removal of the gaseous and particulate contaminants from the gas stream.Other References
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