Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

Bruce Salisbury

Vernon D Pilcher

Calvin C Webb

Kelly L Baird

Compositions formed in accordance with a method of controllably altering the mineral matter transformation of mineral compositions such as, for example, vermiculitic micas, to achieve metamorphosed mineral compositions having specifically desired monatomic lattice defects are provided that exhibit physical properties desirable in a variety of industrial applications, including, for example, control and/or reduction of NO, SO, COand other gaseous chemical species from industrial effluents, atmospheric control systems, fabrication and use of chemical detectors, and solid state electronic substrates and devices.

System for treating gaseous streams using metamorphosed mineral compositions having internal lattice defects

A method of controllably altering the mineral matter transformation of mineral compositions such as, for example, vermiculitic micas, to achieve metamorphosed mineral compositions having specifically desired monatomic lattice defects is provided. Compositions formed in accordance with the method are also provided that exhibit physical properties desirable in a variety of industrial applications, including, for example, control and/or reduction of NO, SO, COand other gaseous chemical species from industrial effluents, atmospheric control systems, fabrication and use of chemical detectors, and solid state electronic substrates and devices.

Metamorphosed mineral compositions having internal lattice defects and methods of making

A galvanic cell system ( ) in fluid communication with a dewatering system ( ) of an inhibited oxidation scrubber ( ) removes an oxidation catalyst, i.e., solution phase iron ( ), from the process liquor ( ) produced by the dewatering system ( ) and replaces the iron ( ) with magnesium ( ) in an oxidation-reduction reaction. An electrolytic cell system ( ) in fluid communication with a dewatering system ( ) of a forced oxidation scrubber ( ) removes an oxidation inhibitor, i.e., solution phase aluminum ( ), from the process liquor ( ) produced by the dewatering system ( ) and replaces the aluminum ( ) with iron ( ) in an oxidation-reduction reaction. The process liquor ( ) is subsequently returned to the scrubber ( ) with the solution phase metal ( ) selectively removed, thereby enhancing the scrubbing efficiency of the scrubber ( ).

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Farmington, NM, United States of America

Bruce Salisbury