Process for removing sulfur oxides from gas streams
CA 1049752 A · Owner: Fmc Corporation · Inventors: Brady, Jack D.; Legatski, Lester K.
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In a system for removing sulfur oxides from flue gas, the gas is contacted by a primary extraction solution containing sodium sulfite as the active compound and some sodium bisulfite in a scrubber, and the resultant extract containing more sodium bisulfite is mixed with an alkaline solution containing regenerated sodium sulfite in a mixer to produce the primary extraction solution. A portion of the latter is bled off to a regenerator wherein the quantity of sodium bisulfite made in the scrubber reacts with calcium hydroxide to form regenerated sodium sulfite and large diameter calcium sulfite precipitates that remain suspended in the parent solution. This mixture is drawn off the …
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- Granted March 6, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 6, 1996.
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